Electoral wardE05012711
Radipole ward, Dorset
Radipole is one of 52 electoral wards of Dorset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 9,768 residents in 4,351 households — 2,175 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Dorset constituency.
Residents, 20219,768council ward average 7,279
Households4,3512.25 residents per household
Density2,175/ km²about 4.49 km² · Dorset 154
Aged 65+30.1%Dorset: 29.6% · under 16: 14.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.6% · 349
5–94.8% · 471
10–155.7% · 560
16–193.6% · 352
20–244.3% · 425
25–3410.2% · 1,000
35–4915.9% · 1,551
50–6421.7% · 2,119
65–7414.5% · 1,421
75–8410.2% · 998
85+5.4% · 525
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van19.0% · 825
1 car or van43.2% · 1,881
2 cars or vans27.5% · 1,196
3 or more10.3% · 449
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dorset overall: 70.4% owned, 12.3% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright45.6% · 1,982
With mortgage25.3% · 1,100
Shared ownership1.0% · 45
Social rented7.9% · 344
Private rented20.2% · 880
Type of home
Detached house38.5% · 1,678
Semi-detached house18.2% · 791
Terraced house17.1% · 745
Purpose-built flat17.9% · 780
Converted house6.1% · 265
Other conversion1.4% · 60
Above shop / office0.8% · 33
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012711- Council
- Dorset Council
- Constituency
- South Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 8 of 52
Parishes in the ward
Weymouth
Other wards in the same constituency
CChickerell26.0% aged 65+ · 72.1% owned7,817CCrossways29.0% aged 65+ · 74.0% owned3,736LLittlemoor & Preston31.7% aged 65+ · 70.5% owned9,865MMelcombe Regis24.3% aged 65+ · 42.6% owned4,301PPortland22.6% aged 65+ · 64.9% owned13,558RRodwell & Wyke27.1% aged 65+ · 66.9% owned13,916SSouth East Purbeck34.4% aged 65+ · 67.1% owned4,132SSwanage35.5% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned9,426UUpwey & Broadwey27.2% aged 65+ · 78.4% owned4,537WWest Purbeck23.0% aged 65+ · 59.7% owned9,844WWestham21.5% aged 65+ · 57.4% owned9,503
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.