Electoral wardE05009811
Felpham West ward, Arun
Felpham West is one of 23 electoral wards of Arun District Council, in West Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,259 residents in 2,686 households — 2,721 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bognor Regis and Littlehampton constituency; for county elections it is in the Felpham division.
Residents, 20216,259council ward average 7,169
Households2,6862.33 residents per household
Density2,721/ km²about 2.30 km² · Arun 746
Aged 65+29.8%Arun: 28.4% · under 16: 17.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.5% · 284
5–95.7% · 357
10–157.2% · 451
16–193.9% · 246
20–244.2% · 261
25–3410.4% · 653
35–4915.1% · 944
50–6419.1% · 1,197
65–7414.5% · 909
75–8410.6% · 661
85+4.7% · 296
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.4% · 361
1 car or van41.6% · 1,117
2 cars or vans32.4% · 869
3 or more12.6% · 339
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Arun overall: 71.2% owned, 9.3% social rented, 18.2% private rented.
Owned outright49.7% · 1,336
With mortgage28.7% · 771
Shared ownership0.9% · 23
Social rented5.8% · 155
Private rented14.9% · 401
Type of home
Detached house45.6% · 1,225
Semi-detached house24.1% · 648
Terraced house14.9% · 399
Purpose-built flat10.9% · 294
Converted house2.6% · 69
Other conversion0.7% · 19
Above shop / office1.0% · 27
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009811- Council
- Arun District Council
- County council
- West Sussex County Council
- County division
- Felpham
- Constituency
- Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 23
Parishes in the ward
Felpham
Other wards in the same constituency
AAldwick East45.0% aged 65+ · 86.8% owned5,172AAldwick West35.8% aged 65+ · 79.8% owned6,279BBeach33.8% aged 65+ · 72.9% owned4,703BBrookfield19.1% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned6,329CCourtwick with Toddington14.5% aged 65+ · 59.4% owned11,787FFelpham East29.1% aged 65+ · 83.2% owned6,036HHotham22.5% aged 65+ · 48.6% owned6,111MMarine21.0% aged 65+ · 42.6% owned7,156MMiddleton-on-Sea40.0% aged 65+ · 80.2% owned4,916OOrchard17.6% aged 65+ · 58.7% owned6,776PPevensey20.9% aged 65+ · 53.5% owned5,572RRiver23.1% aged 65+ · 52.3% owned9,475RRustington East43.2% aged 65+ · 74.3% owned5,364RRustington West37.0% aged 65+ · 80.6% owned8,342
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.