Electoral wardE05006381
East Markham ward, Bassetlaw
East Markham is one of 25 electoral wards of Bassetlaw District Council, in Nottinghamshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,501 residents in 1,052 households — 46 people per km², the 18th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Newark constituency; for county elections it is in the Tuxford division.
Residents, 20212,501council ward average 4,712
Households1,0522.38 residents per household
Density46/ km²about 54.97 km² · Bassetlaw 185
Aged 65+25.3%Bassetlaw: 22.1% · under 16: 15.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.2% · 81
5–95.4% · 134
10–157.0% · 174
16–194.3% · 107
20–244.1% · 102
25–346.1% · 153
35–4917.5% · 437
50–6427.1% · 679
65–7413.2% · 330
75–848.6% · 216
85+3.5% · 88
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.2% · 65
1 car or van32.2% · 339
2 cars or vans38.9% · 409
3 or more22.7% · 239
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Bassetlaw overall: 68.2% owned, 15.0% social rented, 16.2% private rented.
Owned outright49.0% · 515
With mortgage31.1% · 327
Shared ownership0.2% · 2
Social rented7.8% · 82
Private rented12.0% · 126
Type of home
Detached house65.3% · 688
Semi-detached house25.8% · 272
Terraced house6.2% · 65
Purpose-built flat0.9% · 10
Converted house0.2% · 2
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Caravan, mobile1.4% · 15
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05006381- Council
- Bassetlaw District Council
- County council
- Nottinghamshire County Council
- County division
- Tuxford
- Constituency
- Newark
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 23 of 25
Parishes in the ward
AskhamBevercotesBothamsallEast MarkhamEatonGamstonHaughtonWest DraytonWest Markham
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.