Electoral wardE05012727
West Parley ward, Dorset
West Parley is one of 52 electoral wards of Dorset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 3,660 residents in 1,602 households — 743 people per km², the 51st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Christchurch constituency.
Residents, 20213,660council ward average 7,279
Households1,6022.28 residents per household
Density743/ km²about 4.93 km² · Dorset 154
Aged 65+37.5%Dorset: 29.6% · under 16: 11.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.7% · 99
5–93.8% · 138
10–155.0% · 183
16–193.0% · 110
20–243.8% · 140
25–347.2% · 262
35–4913.2% · 483
50–6423.9% · 873
65–7417.2% · 631
75–8414.6% · 534
85+5.7% · 207
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.6% · 122
1 car or van32.5% · 521
2 cars or vans38.5% · 617
3 or more21.3% · 342
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dorset overall: 70.4% owned, 12.3% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright60.4% · 969
With mortgage30.3% · 485
Shared ownership0.2% · 4
Social rented0.9% · 14
Private rented8.2% · 131
Type of home
Detached house88.0% · 1,409
Semi-detached house1.9% · 30
Terraced house0.7% · 12
Purpose-built flat7.1% · 113
Converted house0.9% · 15
Other conversion0.2% · 3
Above shop / office1.2% · 19
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012727- Council
- Dorset Council
- Constituency
- Christchurch
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 21 of 52
Parishes in the ward
West Parley
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.