Housing in DT6 9
What the homes in DT6 9 are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 1,660 (2024)
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (31%). Flats make up 40.8%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
62.3% of households in DT6 9 own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.5% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 48.5% own outright and 13.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned62.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership1%1%
- Private rented22.5%20.5%
- Social rented14.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 49.7% 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 (29.5%). 13.7% 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.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.