Sherborne St John & Rooksdown ward, Basingstoke and Deane

Sherborne St John & Rooksdown is one of 18 electoral wards of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, in Hampshire (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 12,135 residents in 4,788 households — 409 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North West Hampshire constituency; for county elections it is in the Basingstoke North and Basingstoke North West and Calleva divisions.

Residents, 202112,135council ward average 10,286

Households4,7882.53 residents per household

Density409/ km²about 29.69 km² · Basingstoke and Deane 292

Aged 65+7.9%Basingstoke and Deane: 17.3% · under 16: 24.1%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–48.9% · 1,082

5–97.9% · 957

10–157.3% · 885

16–193.3% · 397

20–245.0% · 602

25–3421.7% · 2,636

35–4924.6% · 2,983

50–6413.5% · 1,640

65–744.2% · 513

75–842.5% · 304

85+1.1% · 139

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van12.3% · 587

1 car or van41.2% · 1,975

2 cars or vans37.0% · 1,771

3 or more9.5% · 456

Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Basingstoke and Deane overall: 64.8% owned, 17.9% social rented, 15.4% private rented.

Owned outright14.1% · 674

With mortgage43.3% · 2,076

Shared ownership5.8% · 278

Social rented20.5% · 980

Private rented16.3% · 781

Type of home

Detached house26.8% · 1,282

Semi-detached house25.2% · 1,205

Terraced house24.3% · 1,163

Purpose-built flat21.9% · 1,047

Converted house0.5% · 25

Other conversion1.0% · 50

Above shop / office0.3% · 15

Caravan, mobile0.0% · 2

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05013090
Council: Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
County council: Hampshire County Council
County division: Basingstoke North, Basingstoke North West, Calleva
Constituency: North West Hampshire
Region: South East
Density rank in council: 12 of 18

Parishes in the ward

Monk SherborneRooksdownSherborne St JohnWootton St. Lawrence with Ramsdell

Other wards in the same constituency

EEvingar21.7% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned9,588 TTadley & Pamber24.2% aged 65+ · 81.2% owned10,666 TTadley North, Kingsclere & Baughurst20.9% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned11,260 WWhitchurch, Overton & Laverstoke22.8% aged 65+ · 67.4% owned10,575

All 18 wards of Basingstoke and Deane

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.