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Electoral wardE05012493

Widcombe & Lyncombe ward, Bath and North East Somerset

Widcombe & Lyncombe is one of 33 electoral wards of Bath and North East Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 7,709 residents in 3,050 households — 1,807 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bath constituency.

Residents, 20217,709council ward average 5,861
Households3,0502.53 residents per household
Density1,807/ km²about 4.27 km² · Bath and North East Somerset 559
Aged 65+19.9%Bath and North East Somerset: 19.4% · under 16: 16.3%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.6% · 275
5–94.5% · 345
10–158.3% · 638
16–196.4% · 490
20–2410.8% · 830
25–349.3% · 717
35–4916.8% · 1,294
50–6420.6% · 1,587
65–7410.9% · 842
75–846.3% · 483
85+2.7% · 206

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van19.9% · 606
1 car or van48.1% · 1,468
2 cars or vans25.7% · 784
3 or more6.3% · 191
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 outright44.4% · 1,354
With mortgage28.6% · 873
Shared ownership0.9% · 28
Social rented4.8% · 145
Private rented21.3% · 650

Type of home

Detached house19.3% · 588
Semi-detached house19.3% · 590
Terraced house40.4% · 1,231
Purpose-built flat7.2% · 219
Converted house9.6% · 294
Other conversion0.7% · 22
Above shop / office1.0% · 32
Caravan, mobile2.4% · 74
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012493
Constituency
Bath
Region
South West
Density rank in council
18 of 33

Other wards in the same constituency

BBathavon North25.2% aged 65+ · 78.9% owned6,999BBathwick17.2% aged 65+ · 57.2% owned8,069CCombe Down19.0% aged 65+ · 61.4% owned6,612KKingsmead12.1% aged 65+ · 32.6% owned6,553LLambridge22.3% aged 65+ · 70.8% owned5,929LLansdown18.1% aged 65+ · 52.1% owned6,596MMoorlands18.0% aged 65+ · 61.1% owned3,325NNewbridge19.8% aged 65+ · 64.4% owned6,641OOdd Down17.1% aged 65+ · 61.2% owned7,307OOldfield Park13.0% aged 65+ · 49.5% owned3,869SSouthdown18.2% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned7,081TTwerton & Whiteway12.1% aged 65+ · 33.9% owned6,891WWalcot13.3% aged 65+ · 47.8% owned5,507WWestmoreland8.5% aged 65+ · 38.4% owned7,524

All 33 wards of Bath and North East Somerset

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.