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Stalbridge & Marnhull · Dorset

Stalbridge & Marnhull: your neighbourhood

Stalbridge & Marnhull electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 65 or over: 36.3% here, compared with 29.6% across Dorset (6.7 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 privately: 11% here, compared with 16% across Dorset (5 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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 no qualifications: 18.5% here, compared with 15.8% across Dorset (2.7 percentage points higher).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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

36.3%

21 March 2021 · Stalbridge & Marnhull

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,868 out of 5,152.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.3%

21 March 2021 · Stalbridge & Marnhull

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

274 out of 5,151.

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People counted in the census

5,152

21 March 2021 · Stalbridge & Marnhull

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

5,152 out of 5,152.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

30.6%

21 March 2021 · Stalbridge & Marnhull

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,366 out of 4,458.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

49.5%

21 March 2021 · Stalbridge & Marnhull

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

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,168 out of 2,360.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

15%

21 March 2021 · Stalbridge & Marnhull

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

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

354 out of 2,360.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

51%

21 March 2021 · Stalbridge & Marnhull

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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

2,271 out of 4,449.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

47.4%

21 March 2021 · Stalbridge & Marnhull

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

2,109 out of 4,449.

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

3.2%

21 March 2021 · Stalbridge & Marnhull

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

143 out of 4,449.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

18.5%

21 March 2021 · Stalbridge & Marnhull

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

825 out of 4,458.

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Homes rented privately

11%

21 March 2021 · Stalbridge & Marnhull

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

268 out of 2,359.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

39.8%

21 March 2021 · Stalbridge & Marnhull

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

1,771 out of 4,449.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

13%

21 March 2021 · Stalbridge & Marnhull

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

309 out of 2,359.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.6%

21 March 2021 · Stalbridge & Marnhull

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

69 out of 4,449.

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Crime and safety

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

140 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 146 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Stalbridge & Marnhull 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: 10 mapped crimes in September 2024; 14 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 · Stalbridge & Marnhull
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024100
October 2024173
November 2024101
December 202460
January 2025173
February 2025143
March 202568
April 2025123
May 2025172
June 202574
July 2025122
August 2025185
September 2025111
October 2025140
November 2025104
December 2025110
January 202693
February 2026122
March 202693
April 2026111
May 202684
June 2026111
July 2026207
August 2026147
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Stalbridge & Marnhull
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime65
other theft19
burglary18
criminal damage arson15
public order11
vehicle crime5
other crime4
drugs2
shoplifting1
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.

Police data and method →

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 →

Proposed responses across Dorset →