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Electoral wardE05013094

Whitchurch, Overton & Laverstoke ward, Basingstoke and Deane

Whitchurch, Overton & Laverstoke is one of 18 electoral wards of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, in Hampshire (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 10,575 residents in 4,542 households — 141 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North West Hampshire constituency; for county elections it is in the Candovers, Oakley & Overton and Whitchurch & The Cleres divisions.

Residents, 202110,575council ward average 10,286
Households4,5422.33 residents per household
Density141/ km²about 75.05 km² · Basingstoke and Deane 292
Aged 65+22.8%Basingstoke and Deane: 17.3% · under 16: 18.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.5% · 578
5–96.0% · 637
10–157.3% · 777
16–193.6% · 383
20–244.0% · 422
25–3410.8% · 1,142
35–4920.1% · 2,123
50–6419.8% · 2,098
65–7411.9% · 1,254
75–847.6% · 800
85+3.4% · 360

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van12.2% · 554
1 car or van40.1% · 1,822
2 cars or vans34.7% · 1,578
3 or more12.9% · 588
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright36.0% · 1,633
With mortgage31.4% · 1,427
Shared ownership1.9% · 87
Social rented17.9% · 814
Private rented12.7% · 578
Lives rent free0.0% · 2

Type of home

Detached house31.0% · 1,406
Semi-detached house28.3% · 1,286
Terraced house25.8% · 1,172
Purpose-built flat11.8% · 537
Converted house1.1% · 50
Other conversion0.7% · 34
Above shop / office0.9% · 43
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 14
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05013094
County division
Candovers, Oakley & Overton, Whitchurch & The Cleres
Region
South East
Density rank in council
15 of 18

Parishes in the ward

LaverstokeOvertonWhitchurch

Council offices in this ward

POverton Parish CouncilParish council · RG25 3HG

Other wards in the same constituency

EEvingar21.7% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned9,588SSherborne St John & Rooksdown7.9% aged 65+ · 57.4% owned12,135TTadley & Pamber24.2% aged 65+ · 81.2% owned10,666TTadley North, Kingsclere & Baughurst20.9% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned11,260

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.