Electoral wardE05012716
Sherborne Rural ward, Dorset
Sherborne Rural is one of 52 electoral wards of Dorset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,954 residents in 2,185 households — 45 people per km², the 36th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the West Dorset constituency.
Residents, 20214,954council ward average 7,279
Households2,1852.27 residents per household
Density45/ km²about 109.36 km² · Dorset 154
Aged 65+31.0%Dorset: 29.6% · under 16: 14.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.2% · 157
5–94.6% · 228
10–157.0% · 349
16–193.0% · 148
20–243.5% · 175
25–346.9% · 342
35–4914.5% · 716
50–6426.3% · 1,301
65–7416.5% · 818
75–8411.0% · 545
85+3.5% · 175
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.4% · 139
1 car or van35.5% · 776
2 cars or vans39.4% · 861
3 or more18.7% · 409
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dorset overall: 70.4% owned, 12.3% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright47.7% · 1,043
With mortgage23.0% · 503
Shared ownership0.5% · 11
Social rented8.9% · 195
Private rented19.8% · 432
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house54.7% · 1,195
Semi-detached house32.4% · 709
Terraced house10.7% · 234
Purpose-built flat0.6% · 13
Converted house0.4% · 8
Other conversion0.6% · 13
Above shop / office0.4% · 9
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012716- Council
- Dorset Council
- Constituency
- West Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 46 of 52
Parishes in the ward
Beer HackettBishop's CaundleBradford AbbasCastletonCaundle MarshClifton MaybankFolkeGlanvilles WoottonGoathillHaydonHolwellNether ComptonNorth WoottonOborneOver ComptonPoyntingtonPurse CaundleSandford OrcasThornfordTrent
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 East38.3% aged 65+ · 63.0% owned4,389SSherborne 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.