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Housing in BH20 4BA

What the homes in BH20 4BA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Wareham, Sandford & Holton Heath
Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,509 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (36.8%). Flats make up 11.4%, well below the 22.2% across England.

BH20 4BAEngland
Detached34.3%22.9%
Semi-detached36.8%31.5%
Terraced17.5%23%
Purpose-built flat8.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

69.2% of households in the BH20 4BA area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.6% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 47.4% own outright and 21.8% with a mortgage.

BH20 4BA
69%
15%
16%
England
  • Owned69.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented14.6%20.5%
  • Social rented15.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BH20 4BAEngland
Owned outright47.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council2.5%8.3%
From a housing association13%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 30.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BH20 4BAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (17.1%). 21.2% of households include dependent children.

BH20 4BAEngland
Living alone, under 6613.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.1%12.8%
Couple, no children13.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.1%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Dorset

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Dorset (August 2026, +4.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

DorsetEngland
All homes£1,056£1,459
One bedroom£732£1,195
Two bedrooms£967£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,191£1,489
Four or more£1,684£2,161
Detached£1,442£1,640
Semi-detached£1,151£1,449
Terraced£1,045£1,435
Flat or maisonette£841£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BH20 4BA (Wareham, Sandford & Holton Heath) (about 1,509 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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