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Housing in DT2 7EE

What the homes in DT2 7EE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Milborne, Winterborne & Okeford Fitzpaine
Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,966 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (60.6%). Flats make up 2.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

DT2 7EEEngland
Detached60.6%22.9%
Semi-detached29.7%31.5%
Terraced6%23%
Purpose-built flat0.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

75.5% of households in the DT2 7EE area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 49.7% own outright and 25.9% with a mortgage.

DT2 7EE
76%
14%
England
  • Owned75.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented13.7%20.5%
  • Social rented9.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DT2 7EEEngland
Owned outright49.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.9%18.2%
Other private rented4.8%2.2%
From the council1%8.3%
From a housing association8.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 22.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DT2 7EEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (25.6%). 16.9% of households include dependent children.

DT2 7EEEngland
Living alone, under 6610%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.4%12.8%
Couple, no children25.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over18.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.3%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 DT2 7EE (Milborne, Winterborne & Okeford Fitzpaine) (about 1,966 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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