Electoral wardE05012732
Winterborne North ward, Dorset
Winterborne North is one of 52 electoral wards of Dorset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,265 residents in 1,851 households — 78 people per km², the 45th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Dorset constituency.
Residents, 20214,265council ward average 7,279
Households1,8512.3 residents per household
Density78/ km²about 54.75 km² · Dorset 154
Aged 65+27.1%Dorset: 29.6% · under 16: 15.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.9% · 168
5–94.9% · 210
10–156.4% · 274
16–193.6% · 153
20–243.6% · 154
25–348.9% · 381
35–4917.5% · 744
50–6424.0% · 1,021
65–7415.1% · 645
75–849.1% · 388
85+2.9% · 124
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.7% · 143
1 car or van36.9% · 683
2 cars or vans36.7% · 680
3 or more18.6% · 345
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dorset overall: 70.4% owned, 12.3% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright42.7% · 791
With mortgage28.5% · 528
Shared ownership1.1% · 20
Social rented15.5% · 287
Private rented12.1% · 225
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house42.2% · 781
Semi-detached house32.3% · 597
Terraced house19.0% · 351
Purpose-built flat4.3% · 80
Converted house0.6% · 11
Other conversion0.7% · 13
Above shop / office0.3% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.7% · 13
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012732- Council
- Dorset Council
- Constituency
- North Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 36 of 52
Parishes in the ward
Blandford St. MaryCharlton MarshallSpetisburyTurnworthWinterborne ClenstonWinterborne HoughtonWinterborne Stickland
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% owned5,152SSturminster Newton29.1% aged 65+ · 64.0% owned4,638VVerwood27.7% aged 65+ · 82.5% owned13,709
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.