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Housing in BH20 4HN

What the homes in BH20 4HN 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
1,473 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (26.5%). Flats make up 27.3%, above the 22.2% across England.

BH20 4HNEngland
Detached22.1%22.9%
Semi-detached23.8%31.5%
Terraced26.5%23%
Purpose-built flat18.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building6.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

48.9% of households in the BH20 4HN area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.1% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 37.1% own outright and 11.8% with a mortgage.

BH20 4HN
49%
24%
27%
England
  • Owned48.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented24.1%20.5%
  • Social rented27%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BH20 4HNEngland
Owned outright37.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan11.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.7%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council4.1%8.3%
From a housing association22.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 43.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BH20 4HNEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (27.4%). 12.3% of households include dependent children.

BH20 4HNEngland
Living alone, under 6616.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over27.4%12.8%
Couple, no children14.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children8.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.7%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 4HN (Wareham, Sandford & Holton Heath) (about 1,473 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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