Electoral wardE05012718
South East Purbeck ward, Dorset
South East Purbeck is one of 52 electoral wards of Dorset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,132 residents in 1,840 households — 29 people per km², the 47th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Dorset constituency.
Residents, 20214,132council ward average 7,279
Households1,8402.25 residents per household
Density29/ km²about 141.99 km² · Dorset 154
Aged 65+34.4%Dorset: 29.6% · under 16: 11.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.7% · 111
5–93.9% · 163
10–154.7% · 194
16–193.4% · 140
20–243.9% · 161
25–347.3% · 301
35–4913.2% · 545
50–6426.6% · 1,097
65–7418.7% · 773
75–8411.4% · 472
85+4.2% · 174
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.5% · 157
1 car or van36.8% · 677
2 cars or vans34.9% · 642
3 or more19.8% · 364
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dorset overall: 70.4% owned, 12.3% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright49.8% · 916
With mortgage17.3% · 319
Shared ownership0.8% · 15
Social rented11.7% · 215
Private rented20.4% · 376
Type of home
Detached house55.8% · 1,027
Semi-detached house23.0% · 423
Terraced house15.5% · 285
Purpose-built flat1.9% · 35
Converted house1.5% · 27
Other conversion1.1% · 20
Above shop / office0.5% · 9
Caravan, mobile0.7% · 13
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012718- Council
- Dorset Council
- Constituency
- South Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 52 of 52
Parishes in the ward
Church KnowleCorfe CastleEast HolmeEast StokeKimmeridgeLangton MatraversSteeple with TynehamStudlandWorth Matravers
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% owned9,768RRodwell & Wyke27.1% aged 65+ · 66.9% owned13,916SSwanage35.5% 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.