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Housing in DT2 8BL

What the homes in DT2 8BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Owermoigne, Broadmayne & Winterbourne
Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,996 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (42%). Flats make up 11.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.

DT2 8BLEngland
Detached42%22.9%
Semi-detached22.3%31.5%
Terraced16.5%23%
Purpose-built flat10.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home7.8%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

71.3% of households in the DT2 8BL area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.3% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 42.9% own outright and 28.4% with a mortgage.

DT2 8BL
71%
17%
England
  • Owned71.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1%1%
  • Private rented10.3%20.5%
  • Social rented17.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DT2 8BLEngland
Owned outright42.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council1.3%8.3%
From a housing association16.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 29.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DT2 8BLEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (22.1%). 21.2% of households include dependent children.

DT2 8BLEngland
Living alone, under 6610.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.5%12.8%
Couple, no children22.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.2%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 8BL (Owermoigne, Broadmayne & Winterbourne) (about 1,996 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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