Housing in DT10 1EQ
What the homes in DT10 1EQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Sturminster Newton & Stalbridge
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,303 (2024)
DT10 1EQSturminster Newton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (34.5%). Flats make up 40.8%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
48% of households in the DT10 1EQ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.7% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 33.4% own outright and 14.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned48%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented24.7%20.5%
- Social rented26.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 43.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (25.7%). 16.8% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DT10 1EQ (Sturminster Newton & Stalbridge) (about 1,303 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.