Housing in DT9 3LP
What the homes in DT9 3LP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Sherborne
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,525 (2024)
DT9 3LPSherborne
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (42.8%). Flats make up 27.1%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
37.7% of households in the DT9 3LP area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 41% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 29.4% own outright and 8.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned37.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented41%20.5%
- Social rented20.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 52.7% 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 (29.9%). 13.5% 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 DT9 3LP (Sherborne) (about 1,525 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.