Electoral wardE05012723
Upwey & Broadwey ward, Dorset
Upwey & Broadwey is one of 52 electoral wards of Dorset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,537 residents in 2,013 households — 588 people per km², the 40th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Dorset constituency.
Residents, 20214,537council ward average 7,279
Households2,0132.25 residents per household
Density588/ km²about 7.71 km² · Dorset 154
Aged 65+27.2%Dorset: 29.6% · under 16: 15.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.9% · 175
5–94.9% · 223
10–156.4% · 291
16–193.5% · 158
20–243.9% · 178
25–348.0% · 365
35–4916.4% · 746
50–6425.7% · 1,167
65–7414.9% · 678
75–848.7% · 396
85+3.5% · 161
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.5% · 232
1 car or van39.9% · 802
2 cars or vans33.5% · 674
3 or more15.1% · 303
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dorset overall: 70.4% owned, 12.3% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright48.0% · 965
With mortgage30.4% · 611
Shared ownership0.6% · 13
Social rented7.6% · 152
Private rented13.4% · 269
Type of home
Detached house41.3% · 831
Semi-detached house30.8% · 621
Terraced house18.7% · 377
Purpose-built flat6.0% · 120
Converted house1.7% · 35
Other conversion0.8% · 17
Above shop / office0.4% · 9
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012723- Council
- Dorset Council
- Constituency
- South Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 24 of 52
Parishes in the ward
Weymouth
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% owned13,916SSouth East Purbeck34.4% aged 65+ · 67.1% owned4,132SSwanage35.5% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned9,426WWest 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.