Electoral wardE05012720
Stour & Allen Vale ward, Dorset
Stour & Allen Vale is one of 52 electoral wards of Dorset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,961 residents in 1,995 households — 50 people per km², the 35th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Mid Dorset and North Poole constituency.
Residents, 20214,961council ward average 7,279
Households1,9952.49 residents per household
Density50/ km²about 99.82 km² · Dorset 154
Aged 65+27.3%Dorset: 29.6% · under 16: 15.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.1% · 152
5–95.0% · 246
10–157.4% · 369
16–194.1% · 204
20–243.7% · 184
25–347.2% · 359
35–4915.7% · 778
50–6426.5% · 1,313
65–7415.3% · 760
75–848.7% · 430
85+3.3% · 165
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.3% · 106
1 car or van25.1% · 500
2 cars or vans42.5% · 848
3 or more27.1% · 541
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dorset overall: 70.4% owned, 12.3% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright44.0% · 879
With mortgage28.3% · 565
Shared ownership0.4% · 7
Social rented9.7% · 194
Private rented17.6% · 351
Type of home
Detached house64.1% · 1,279
Semi-detached house23.6% · 470
Terraced house7.3% · 145
Purpose-built flat1.3% · 26
Converted house1.0% · 19
Other conversion0.6% · 11
Above shop / office0.3% · 6
Caravan, mobile1.9% · 38
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012720- Council
- Dorset Council
- Constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 43 of 52
Parishes in the ward
ChalburyHintonHoltHortonPamphillShapwickSturminster MarshallWimborne MinsterWitchampton
Other wards in the same constituency
CColehill & Wimborne Minster East28.4% aged 65+ · 84.4% owned8,676CCorfe Mullen24.3% aged 65+ · 82.4% owned10,374LLytchett Matravers & Upton25.7% aged 65+ · 75.7% owned12,536WWareham32.0% aged 65+ · 70.5% owned9,855WWest Purbeck23.0% aged 65+ · 59.7% owned9,844WWimborne Minster27.6% aged 65+ · 57.9% owned8,099
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.