Electoral wardE05012715
Sherborne East ward, Dorset
Sherborne East is one of 52 electoral wards of Dorset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,389 residents in 2,217 households — 1,428 people per km², the 42nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the West Dorset constituency.
Residents, 20214,389council ward average 7,279
Households2,2171.98 residents per household
Density1,428/ km²about 3.07 km² · Dorset 154
Aged 65+38.3%Dorset: 29.6% · under 16: 13.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.3% · 143
5–94.3% · 187
10–155.6% · 246
16–193.5% · 154
20–243.5% · 154
25–348.5% · 371
35–4913.3% · 585
50–6419.7% · 866
65–7416.2% · 713
75–8414.2% · 624
85+7.9% · 346
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van18.9% · 420
1 car or van51.9% · 1,151
2 cars or vans23.2% · 514
3 or more6.0% · 132
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dorset overall: 70.4% owned, 12.3% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright48.1% · 1,067
With mortgage14.9% · 330
Shared ownership0.6% · 13
Social rented16.9% · 374
Private rented19.5% · 433
Type of home
Detached house16.8% · 373
Semi-detached house25.7% · 571
Terraced house38.2% · 848
Purpose-built flat10.2% · 227
Converted house3.2% · 72
Other conversion1.5% · 33
Above shop / office1.3% · 29
Caravan, mobile2.9% · 65
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012715- Council
- Dorset Council
- Constituency
- West Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 52
Parishes in the ward
Sherborne
Other wards in the same constituency
BBeaminster35.1% aged 65+ · 67.3% owned4,258BBridport35.5% aged 65+ · 66.9% owned13,751CChalk Valleys31.3% aged 65+ · 71.5% owned4,788CCharminster St Mary's26.6% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned5,165CChesil Bank38.3% aged 65+ · 72.0% owned3,932DDorchester East26.6% aged 65+ · 67.1% owned8,219DDorchester Poundbury30.7% aged 65+ · 56.3% owned4,072DDorchester West27.8% aged 65+ · 62.2% owned9,067EEggardon28.6% aged 65+ · 69.6% owned6,178LLyme & Charmouth41.1% aged 65+ · 70.6% owned5,078MMarshwood Vale36.6% aged 65+ · 76.2% owned3,508SSherborne Rural31.0% aged 65+ · 70.7% owned4,954SSherborne West27.4% aged 65+ · 58.7% owned5,972WWinterborne & Broadmayne30.6% aged 65+ · 74.0% owned4,287
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.