Electoral wardE05009806
Bersted ward, Arun
Bersted is one of 23 electoral wards of Arun District Council, in West Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 10,236 residents in 4,257 households — 1,469 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Chichester constituency; for county elections it is in the Bersted and Bognor Regis East divisions.
Residents, 202110,236council ward average 7,169
Households4,2572.4 residents per household
Density1,469/ km²about 6.97 km² · Arun 746
Aged 65+19.3%Arun: 28.4% · under 16: 19.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.9% · 602
5–96.5% · 668
10–157.1% · 727
16–193.8% · 387
20–244.9% · 506
25–3413.8% · 1,416
35–4919.4% · 1,981
50–6419.3% · 1,972
65–7410.8% · 1,103
75–846.4% · 650
85+2.2% · 224
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van15.1% · 641
1 car or van41.6% · 1,773
2 cars or vans32.9% · 1,399
3 or more10.4% · 444
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Arun overall: 71.2% owned, 9.3% social rented, 18.2% private rented.
Owned outright35.2% · 1,497
With mortgage33.7% · 1,434
Shared ownership2.6% · 111
Social rented12.2% · 520
Private rented16.3% · 693
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house17.6% · 748
Semi-detached house35.3% · 1,502
Terraced house30.6% · 1,304
Purpose-built flat12.4% · 527
Converted house0.9% · 38
Other conversion0.1% · 6
Above shop / office0.3% · 11
Caravan, mobile2.8% · 121
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009806- Council
- Arun District Council
- County council
- West Sussex County Council
- County division
- Bersted, Bognor Regis East
- Constituency
- Chichester
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 16 of 23
Parishes in the ward
Bersted
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.