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Electoral wardE05014776

Dibden & Dibden Purlieu ward, New Forest

Dibden & Dibden Purlieu is one of 26 electoral wards of New Forest District Council, in Hampshire (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 7,099 residents in 3,165 households — 966 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the New Forest East constituency; for county elections it is in the Dibden & Hythe division.

Residents, 20217,099council ward average 6,761
Households3,1652.24 residents per household
Density966/ km²about 7.35 km² · New Forest 234
Aged 65+26.8%New Forest: 29.4% · under 16: 15.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.0% · 285
5–94.7% · 333
10–156.5% · 462
16–194.1% · 294
20–244.2% · 297
25–3410.4% · 741
35–4915.6% · 1,111
50–6423.6% · 1,677
65–7413.6% · 967
75–849.2% · 651
85+4.0% · 282

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van10.3% · 325
1 car or van37.9% · 1,198
2 cars or vans36.8% · 1,163
3 or more15.1% · 477
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; New Forest overall: 74.2% owned, 10.8% social rented, 14.3% private rented.

Owned outright46.1% · 1,457
With mortgage32.5% · 1,026
Shared ownership0.8% · 25
Social rented9.6% · 302
Private rented11.0% · 348
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house41.9% · 1,325
Semi-detached house25.1% · 793
Terraced house18.2% · 574
Purpose-built flat8.7% · 275
Converted house0.6% · 19
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.5% · 16
Caravan, mobile4.9% · 156
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014776
County division
Dibden & Hythe
Constituency
New Forest East
Region
South East
Density rank in council
11 of 26

Parishes in the ward

Hythe and Dibden

Other wards in the same constituency

AAshurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh32.8% aged 65+ · 87.8% owned6,801BBrockenhurst & Denny Lodge33.9% aged 65+ · 77.4% owned3,485FFawley, Blackfield, Calshot & Langley27.5% aged 65+ · 69.6% owned7,520FForest & Solent26.9% aged 65+ · 66.8% owned3,629HHardley, Holbury & North Blackfield24.6% aged 65+ · 74.5% owned6,489HHythe Central38.2% aged 65+ · 80.6% owned5,829HHythe South20.3% aged 65+ · 62.2% owned7,251LLyndhurst & Minstead32.8% aged 65+ · 74.6% owned4,335MMarchwood & Eling18.7% aged 65+ · 73.6% owned7,254SSway34.7% aged 65+ · 84.1% owned3,909TTotton Central25.3% aged 65+ · 73.5% owned7,685TTotton North18.5% aged 65+ · 68.0% owned11,205TTotton South18.1% aged 65+ · 73.9% owned8,284

All 26 wards of New Forest

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 5 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.