Electoral wardE05013091
South Ham ward, Basingstoke and Deane
South Ham is one of 18 electoral wards of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, in Hampshire (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 10,662 residents in 4,591 households — 4,069 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Basingstoke constituency; for county elections it is in the Basingstoke Central and Basingstoke North West and Basingstoke South West divisions.
Residents, 202110,662council ward average 10,286
Households4,5912.32 residents per household
Density4,069/ km²about 2.62 km² · Basingstoke and Deane 292
Aged 65+19.3%Basingstoke and Deane: 17.3% · under 16: 19.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.0% · 641
5–96.1% · 654
10–157.0% · 744
16–193.7% · 390
20–245.1% · 546
25–3413.6% · 1,447
35–4919.2% · 2,049
50–6420.0% · 2,127
65–749.4% · 1,007
75–847.1% · 757
85+2.8% · 297
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van24.8% · 1,138
1 car or van42.4% · 1,945
2 cars or vans24.6% · 1,130
3 or more8.2% · 378
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Basingstoke and Deane overall: 64.8% owned, 17.9% social rented, 15.4% private rented.
Owned outright28.1% · 1,290
With mortgage23.9% · 1,098
Shared ownership0.6% · 28
Social rented37.1% · 1,705
Private rented10.2% · 470
Type of home
Detached house12.3% · 567
Semi-detached house36.2% · 1,663
Terraced house34.4% · 1,579
Purpose-built flat15.2% · 700
Converted house1.2% · 55
Other conversion0.2% · 8
Above shop / office0.4% · 19
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013091- County council
- Hampshire County Council
- County division
- Basingstoke Central, Basingstoke North West, Basingstoke South West
- Constituency
- Basingstoke
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 5 of 18
Other wards in the same constituency
BBrighton Hill14.3% aged 65+ · 57.0% owned10,755BBrookvale & Kings Furlong10.9% aged 65+ · 42.1% owned10,760CChineham11.8% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned10,845EEastrop & Grove20.1% aged 65+ · 65.0% owned9,377HHatch Warren & Beggarwood10.0% aged 65+ · 78.4% owned10,149KKempshott & Buckskin20.3% aged 65+ · 76.0% owned10,610NNorden12.8% aged 65+ · 45.9% owned10,728OOakley & The Candovers25.2% aged 65+ · 77.0% owned9,208PPopley11.5% aged 65+ · 46.3% owned11,468WWinklebury & Manydown19.9% aged 65+ · 68.5% owned7,148
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.