Electoral wardE05012721
Sturminster Newton ward, Dorset
Sturminster Newton is one of 52 electoral wards of Dorset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,638 residents in 2,085 households — 204 people per km², the 39th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Dorset constituency.
Residents, 20214,638council ward average 7,279
Households2,0852.22 residents per household
Density204/ km²about 22.74 km² · Dorset 154
Aged 65+29.1%Dorset: 29.6% · under 16: 15.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.3% · 199
5–94.4% · 202
10–156.6% · 308
16–193.9% · 180
20–243.9% · 181
25–349.6% · 446
35–4917.2% · 799
50–6420.9% · 970
65–7414.2% · 660
75–849.5% · 441
85+5.4% · 249
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.8% · 287
1 car or van42.2% · 881
2 cars or vans30.3% · 632
3 or more13.7% · 286
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dorset overall: 70.4% owned, 12.3% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright42.1% · 877
With mortgage21.9% · 456
Shared ownership1.0% · 20
Social rented16.0% · 334
Private rented19.0% · 397
Type of home
Detached house33.9% · 706
Semi-detached house31.1% · 648
Terraced house18.6% · 387
Purpose-built flat13.8% · 288
Converted house0.7% · 15
Other conversion0.4% · 8
Above shop / office1.3% · 27
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012721- Council
- Dorset Council
- Constituency
- North Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 29 of 52
Parishes in the ward
Hinton St. MarySturminster Newton
Other wards in the same constituency
BBeacon29.9% aged 65+ · 79.2% owned5,168BBlackmore Vale30.1% aged 65+ · 73.8% owned4,502BBlandford24.8% aged 65+ · 63.2% owned10,359CCranborne & Alderholt25.1% aged 65+ · 73.4% owned5,029CCranborne Chase20.1% aged 65+ · 55.3% owned5,180GGillingham28.2% aged 65+ · 72.5% owned15,528HHill Forts & Upper Tarrants28.1% aged 65+ · 72.4% owned4,979PPuddletown & Lower Winterborne27.4% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned5,491SShaftesbury Town23.6% aged 65+ · 62.6% owned9,158SStalbridge & Marnhull36.3% aged 65+ · 74.9% owned5,152VVerwood27.7% aged 65+ · 82.5% owned13,709WWinterborne North27.1% aged 65+ · 71.2% owned4,265
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.