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Housing in DT2 9FX

What the homes in DT2 9FX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Charlton Down, Cerne Abbas & Puddletown
Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,646 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (33.2%). Flats make up 27.8%, above the 22.2% across England.

DT2 9FXEngland
Detached21.5%22.9%
Semi-detached33.2%31.5%
Terraced17.4%23%
Purpose-built flat16.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building10.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

65.6% of households in the DT2 9FX area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.4% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 40.3% own outright and 25.2% with a mortgage.

DT2 9FX
66%
21%
England
  • Owned65.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.2%1%
  • Private rented11.4%20.5%
  • Social rented20.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DT2 9FXEngland
Owned outright40.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council1.5%8.3%
From a housing association19.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 34.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DT2 9FXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (20.8%). 23.4% of households include dependent children.

DT2 9FXEngland
Living alone, under 6613.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over20.8%12.8%
Couple, no children17.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.8%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 9FX (Charlton Down, Cerne Abbas & Puddletown) (about 2,646 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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