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Electoral wardE05012491

Westmoreland ward, Bath and North East Somerset

Westmoreland is one of 33 electoral wards of Bath and North East Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 7,524 residents in 2,724 households — 10,334 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bath constituency.

Residents, 20217,524council ward average 5,861
Households2,7242.76 residents per household
Density10,334/ km²about 0.73 km² · Bath and North East Somerset 559
Aged 65+8.5%Bath and North East Somerset: 19.4% · under 16: 7.3%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–42.7% · 200
5–92.2% · 169
10–152.4% · 183
16–1912.5% · 939
20–2439.0% · 2,936
25–3412.5% · 944
35–4911.4% · 856
50–648.8% · 660
65–744.3% · 326
75–843.1% · 233
85+1.0% · 79

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van35.0% · 953
1 car or van43.9% · 1,197
2 cars or vans15.6% · 424
3 or more5.5% · 150
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Bath and North East Somerset overall: 65.3% owned, 14.3% social rented, 19.3% private rented.

Owned outright21.3% · 579
With mortgage17.2% · 467
Shared ownership1.7% · 47
Social rented9.8% · 267
Private rented50.0% · 1,362

Type of home

Detached house1.9% · 52
Semi-detached house5.5% · 150
Terraced house54.6% · 1,486
Purpose-built flat32.2% · 876
Converted house3.1% · 85
Other conversion1.8% · 50
Above shop / office0.8% · 22
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
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.