Electoral wardE05012712
Rodwell & Wyke ward, Dorset
Rodwell & Wyke is one of 52 electoral wards of Dorset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 13,916 residents in 6,318 households — 3,641 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Dorset constituency.
Residents, 202113,916council ward average 7,279
Households6,3182.2 residents per household
Density3,641/ km²about 3.82 km² · Dorset 154
Aged 65+27.1%Dorset: 29.6% · under 16: 15.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.5% · 484
5–95.0% · 694
10–156.9% · 963
16–193.9% · 549
20–244.4% · 612
25–349.1% · 1,273
35–4916.7% · 2,324
50–6423.3% · 3,247
65–7415.0% · 2,089
75–848.6% · 1,195
85+3.5% · 486
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van20.7% · 1,309
1 car or van43.4% · 2,742
2 cars or vans25.5% · 1,608
3 or more10.4% · 659
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dorset overall: 70.4% owned, 12.3% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright42.4% · 2,678
With mortgage24.5% · 1,548
Shared ownership0.6% · 38
Social rented13.6% · 858
Private rented18.9% · 1,195
Type of home
Detached house22.9% · 1,446
Semi-detached house26.0% · 1,645
Terraced house31.1% · 1,963
Purpose-built flat13.7% · 864
Converted house4.0% · 252
Other conversion1.6% · 102
Above shop / office0.6% · 41
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012712- Council
- Dorset Council
- Constituency
- South Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 3 of 52
Parishes in the ward
Weymouth
Council offices in this ward
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% owned13,558RRadipole30.1% aged 65+ · 70.8% owned9,768SSouth 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.