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Marshwood Vale · Dorset

Marshwood Vale: your neighbourhood

Marshwood Vale electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 65 or over: 37.4% here, compared with 29.6% across Dorset (7.8 percentage points higher).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 9% here, compared with 12% across Dorset (3.6 percentage points lower).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 34.8% here, compared with 31.5% across Dorset (3.4 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

37.4%

21 March 2021 · Marshwood Vale

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

1,708 out of 4,566.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.8%

21 March 2021 · Marshwood Vale

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

218 out of 4,563.

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People counted in the census

4,560

21 March 2021 · Marshwood Vale

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

4,560 out of 4,560.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

34.8%

21 March 2021 · Marshwood Vale

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

1,410 out of 4,048.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

48.4%

21 March 2021 · Marshwood Vale

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

1,000 out of 2,064.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

13.6%

21 March 2021 · Marshwood Vale

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

Show the workings

Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

281 out of 2,064.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

49.8%

21 March 2021 · Marshwood Vale

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,019 out of 4,055.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

48.2%

21 March 2021 · Marshwood Vale

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,956 out of 4,055.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

2.8%

21 March 2021 · Marshwood Vale

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

113 out of 4,055.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

15.6%

21 March 2021 · Marshwood Vale

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

631 out of 4,048.

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Homes rented privately

14%

21 March 2021 · Marshwood Vale

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

296 out of 2,062.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

38.4%

21 March 2021 · Marshwood Vale

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,559 out of 4,055.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

9%

21 March 2021 · Marshwood Vale

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

179 out of 2,062.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2%

21 March 2021 · Marshwood Vale

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

80 out of 4,055.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Marshwood Vale ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

92 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 96 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Marshwood Vale ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 9 mapped crimes in September 2024; 4 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Marshwood Vale
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202492
October 2024112
November 202452
December 202460
January 202591
February 2025131
March 202551
April 202551
May 202522
June 202574
July 2025182
August 202569
September 202562
October 2025121
November 2025142
December 202541
January 2026111
February 202671
March 202650
April 202661
May 202671
June 202671
July 202692
August 202644
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Marshwood Vale
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime52
vehicle crime12
criminal damage arson10
other theft6
burglary4
public order4
other crime2
possession of weapons1
drugs1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

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