Electoral wardE05012717
Sherborne West ward, Dorset
Sherborne West is one of 52 electoral wards of Dorset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,972 residents in 2,477 households — 1,654 people per km², the 26th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the West Dorset constituency.
Residents, 20215,972council ward average 7,279
Households2,4772.41 residents per household
Density1,654/ km²about 3.61 km² · Dorset 154
Aged 65+27.4%Dorset: 29.6% · under 16: 20.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.1% · 243
5–94.3% · 254
10–1512.6% · 750
16–199.9% · 593
20–243.3% · 197
25–348.8% · 523
35–4912.5% · 746
50–6417.2% · 1,029
65–7411.6% · 695
75–8410.3% · 615
85+5.5% · 327
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van18.9% · 469
1 car or van47.3% · 1,172
2 cars or vans26.1% · 646
3 or more7.7% · 190
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dorset overall: 70.4% owned, 12.3% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright39.2% · 972
With mortgage19.5% · 482
Shared ownership1.2% · 30
Social rented20.9% · 518
Private rented19.2% · 475
Type of home
Detached house29.2% · 723
Semi-detached house28.5% · 705
Terraced house27.9% · 691
Purpose-built flat11.1% · 276
Converted house0.7% · 18
Other conversion1.3% · 31
Above shop / office1.3% · 31
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012717- Council
- Dorset Council
- Constituency
- West Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 11 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 East38.3% aged 65+ · 63.0% owned4,389SSherborne Rural31.0% aged 65+ · 70.7% owned4,954WWinterborne & 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.