Population Density in DorsetWards Ranked
All 85 wards in Dorset, ranked by residents per km². Data: Office for National Statistics (2022), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Open the interactive map| Rank | Ward | Residents per km² | Residents | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winton EastBournemouth | 9,014 per km² | 12,282 | 1.36 km² |
| 2 | Boscombe WestBournemouth | 8,868 per km² | 10,508 | 1.18 km² |
| 3 | Bournemouth CentralBournemouth | 7,701 per km² | 17,748 | 2.3 km² |
| 4 | East Cliff & SpringbourneBournemouth | 7,544 per km² | 17,331 | 2.3 km² |
| 5 | MoordownBournemouth | 6,591 per km² | 10,519 | 1.6 km² |
| 6 | Boscombe East & PokesdownBournemouth | 6,530 per km² | 11,192 | 1.71 km² |
| 7 | West SouthbourneBournemouth | 6,094 per km² | 10,271 | 1.69 km² |
| 8 | Newtown & HeatherlandsBournemouth | 5,248 per km² | 17,720 | 3.38 km² |
| 9 | Westbourne & West CliffBournemouth | 5,209 per km² | 10,378 | 1.99 km² |
| 10 | Melcombe RegisDorset | 4,960 per km² | 4,364 | 0.88 km² |
| 11 | Penn HillBournemouth | 4,592 per km² | 11,632 | 2.53 km² |
| 12 | Wallisdown & Winton WestBournemouth | 4,569 per km² | 10,918 | 2.39 km² |
| 13 | Queen's ParkBournemouth | 4,303 per km² | 11,338 | 2.63 km² |
| 14 | OakdaleBournemouth | 4,065 per km² | 11,225 | 2.76 km² |
| 15 | Poole TownBournemouth | 4,009 per km² | 12,775 | 3.19 km² |
| 16 | WesthamDorset | 3,956 per km² | 9,579 | 2.42 km² |
| 17 | Redhill & NorthbourneBournemouth | 3,954 per km² | 9,854 | 2.49 km² |
| 18 | ParkstoneBournemouth | 3,898 per km² | 11,229 | 2.88 km² |
| 19 | Rodwell & WykeDorset | 3,641 per km² | 13,877 | 3.81 km² |
| 20 | Dorchester WestDorset | 3,357 per km² | 9,019 | 2.69 km² |
| 21 | Dorchester EastDorset | 3,283 per km² | 8,307 | 2.53 km² |
| 22 | Alderney & Bourne ValleyBournemouth | 3,265 per km² | 16,644 | 5.1 km² |
| 23 | Christchurch TownBournemouth | 2,934 per km² | 10,074 | 3.43 km² |
| 24 | Talbot & Branksome WoodsBournemouth | 2,933 per km² | 13,801 | 4.71 km² |
| 25 | KinsonBournemouth | 2,914 per km² | 17,684 | 6.07 km² |
| 26 | Muscliff & Strouden ParkBournemouth | 2,753 per km² | 16,752 | 6.08 km² |
| 27 | Wimborne MinsterDorset | 2,703 per km² | 8,320 | 3.08 km² |
| 28 | HamworthyBournemouth | 2,642 per km² | 14,208 | 5.38 km² |
| 29 | BlandfordDorset | 2,564 per km² | 10,423 | 4.06 km² |
| 30 | Canford HeathBournemouth | 2,524 per km² | 14,211 | 5.63 km² |
| 31 | CreekmoorBournemouth | 2,520 per km² | 9,413 | 3.74 km² |
| 32 | Littledown & IfordBournemouth | 2,506 per km² | 9,976 | 3.98 km² |
| 33 | Mudeford, Stanpit & West HighcliffeBournemouth | 2,361 per km² | 10,243 | 4.34 km² |
| 34 | Dorchester PoundburyDorset | 2,340 per km² | 4,383 | 1.87 km² |
| 35 | RadipoleDorset | 2,166 per km² | 9,744 | 4.5 km² |
| 36 | Highcliffe & WalkfordBournemouth | 2,131 per km² | 9,986 | 4.69 km² |
| 37 | Shaftesbury TownDorset | 2,058 per km² | 9,223 | 4.48 km² |
| 38 | East Southbourne & TucktonBournemouth | 1,998 per km² | 8,697 | 4.35 km² |
| 39 | Sherborne WestDorset | 1,712 per km² | 6,162 | 3.6 km² |
| 40 | BroadstoneBournemouth | 1,667 per km² | 10,256 | 6.15 km² |
| 41 | Canford CliffsBournemouth | 1,468 per km² | 9,306 | 6.34 km² |
| 42 | Sherborne EastDorset | 1,440 per km² | 4,422 | 3.07 km² |
| 43 | VerwoodDorset | 1,337 per km² | 13,828 | 10.3 km² |
| 44 | Littlemoor & PrestonDorset | 1,179 per km² | 10,024 | 8.5 km² |
| 45 | PortlandDorset | 1,097 per km² | 13,305 | 12.1 km² |
| 46 | Ferndown SouthDorset | 992 per km² | 8,874 | 8.94 km² |
| 47 | Burton & GrangeBournemouth | 928 per km² | 9,268 | 9.99 km² |
| 48 | Ferndown NorthDorset | 901 per km² | 8,743 | 9.7 km² |
| 49 | Colehill & Wimborne Minster EastDorset | 875 per km² | 9,111 | 10.4 km² |
| 50 | Corfe MullenDorset | 864 per km² | 10,576 | 12.2 km² |
| 51 | SwanageDorset | 834 per km² | 9,332 | 11.2 km² |
| 52 | Bearwood & MerleyBournemouth | 812 per km² | 14,140 | 17.4 km² |
| 53 | West ParleyDorset | 739 per km² | 3,639 | 4.93 km² |
| 54 | Lyme & CharmouthDorset | 711 per km² | 4,935 | 6.95 km² |
| 55 | West Moors & Three Legged CrossDorset | 615 per km² | 8,799 | 14.3 km² |
| 56 | Upwey & BroadweyDorset | 589 per km² | 4,530 | 7.69 km² |
| 57 | BridportDorset | 514 per km² | 14,692 | 28.6 km² |
| 58 | ChickerellDorset | 511 per km² | 7,980 | 15.6 km² |
| 59 | CommonsBournemouth | 371 per km² | 10,319 | 27.8 km² |
| 60 | St Leonards & St IvesDorset | 325 per km² | 8,053 | 24.8 km² |
| 61 | Lytchett Matravers & UptonDorset | 294 per km² | 12,678 | 43.1 km² |
| 62 | Sturminster NewtonDorset | 201 per km² | 4,554 | 22.7 km² |
| 63 | GillinghamDorset | 184 per km² | 15,825 | 85.8 km² |
| 64 | WarehamDorset | 163 per km² | 9,855 | 60.6 km² |
| 65 | BeaminsterDorset | 118 per km² | 4,451 | 37.7 km² |
| 66 | Stalbridge & MarnhullDorset | 112 per km² | 5,275 | 47.3 km² |
| 67 | CrosswaysDorset | 96 per km² | 3,768 | 39.3 km² |
| 68 | Charminster St Mary'sDorset | 84 per km² | 5,191 | 62 km² |
| 69 | Winterborne NorthDorset | 81 per km² | 4,399 | 54.5 km² |
| 70 | Cranborne & AlderholtDorset | 67 per km² | 5,031 | 74.7 km² |
| 71 | West PurbeckDorset | 67 per km² | 9,837 | 146.3 km² |
| 72 | Hill Forts & Upper TarrantsDorset | 65 per km² | 5,057 | 77.7 km² |
| 73 | Winterborne & BroadmayneDorset | 55 per km² | 4,367 | 79.1 km² |
| 74 | Puddletown & Lower WinterborneDorset | 55 per km² | 5,617 | 101.7 km² |
| 75 | Blackmore ValeDorset | 54 per km² | 4,563 | 85.1 km² |
| 76 | Stour & Allen ValeDorset | 51 per km² | 5,120 | 99.5 km² |
| 77 | BeaconDorset | 47 per km² | 5,047 | 106.9 km² |
| 78 | Cranborne ChaseDorset | 45 per km² | 5,417 | 119.2 km² |
| 79 | Sherborne RuralDorset | 44 per km² | 5,112 | 115.7 km² |
| 80 | YetminsterDorset | 42 per km² | 5,064 | 120.5 km² |
| 81 | EggardonDorset | 37 per km² | 5,240 | 143.2 km² |
| 82 | Chesil BankDorset | 35 per km² | 3,901 | 110.3 km² |
| 83 | Marshwood ValeDorset | 35 per km² | 4,599 | 131.4 km² |
| 84 | Chalk ValleysDorset | 30 per km² | 4,898 | 161.4 km² |
| 85 | South East PurbeckDorset | 29 per km² | 4,164 | 141.7 km² |