Electoral wardE05012725
Wareham ward, Dorset
Wareham is one of 52 electoral wards of Dorset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 9,855 residents in 4,437 households — 162 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Mid Dorset and North Poole constituency.
Residents, 20219,855council ward average 7,279
Households4,4372.22 residents per household
Density162/ km²about 60.91 km² · Dorset 154
Aged 65+32.0%Dorset: 29.6% · under 16: 14.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.0% · 397
5–94.8% · 470
10–155.7% · 566
16–193.5% · 344
20–243.9% · 384
25–348.5% · 837
35–4914.6% · 1,436
50–6423.0% · 2,268
65–7416.3% · 1,611
75–8411.1% · 1,091
85+4.6% · 451
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van15.0% · 665
1 car or van41.9% · 1,861
2 cars or vans29.5% · 1,307
3 or more13.6% · 604
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dorset overall: 70.4% owned, 12.3% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright48.9% · 2,169
With mortgage21.6% · 960
Shared ownership0.7% · 30
Social rented14.8% · 657
Private rented14.0% · 621
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house38.2% · 1,694
Semi-detached house26.3% · 1,169
Terraced house20.3% · 899
Purpose-built flat7.8% · 346
Converted house1.3% · 58
Other conversion1.1% · 51
Above shop / office1.4% · 62
Caravan, mobile3.6% · 159
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012725- Council
- Dorset Council
- Constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 31 of 52
Parishes in the ward
ArneWareham St. MartinWareham Town
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% owned12,536SStour & Allen Vale27.3% aged 65+ · 72.3% owned4,961WWest 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.