Electoral wardE05014493
Bromham ward, Bedford
Bromham is one of 28 electoral wards of Bedford Borough Council (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,778 residents in 2,417 households — 270 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Bedfordshire constituency.
Residents, 20215,778council ward average 6,615
Households2,4172.39 residents per household
Density270/ km²about 21.44 km² · Bedford 389
Aged 65+25.9%Bedford: 16.8% · under 16: 16.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.2% · 244
5–95.0% · 289
10–157.7% · 445
16–194.3% · 250
20–244.6% · 266
25–347.9% · 458
35–4917.4% · 1,004
50–6422.9% · 1,325
65–7414.2% · 823
75–848.4% · 488
85+3.3% · 189
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.2% · 221
1 car or van36.5% · 882
2 cars or vans37.4% · 903
3 or more16.9% · 408
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Bedford overall: 62.7% owned, 16.3% social rented, 19.1% private rented.
Owned outright51.3% · 1,237
With mortgage32.5% · 784
Shared ownership0.9% · 22
Social rented5.8% · 139
Private rented9.5% · 230
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house49.9% · 1,209
Semi-detached house32.8% · 794
Terraced house12.0% · 291
Purpose-built flat0.6% · 15
Converted house0.2% · 6
Other conversion0.3% · 8
Above shop / office0.1% · 3
Caravan, mobile3.9% · 95
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014493- Council
- Bedford Borough Council
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 22 of 28
Parishes in the ward
BromhamStagsdenStevingtonTurvey
Other wards in the same constituency
BBiddenham19.8% aged 65+ · 80.4% owned3,880BBrickhill23.0% aged 65+ · 74.0% owned8,696CClapham & Oakley21.0% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned7,013GGreat Barford23.0% aged 65+ · 78.5% owned3,838GGreat Denham3.8% aged 65+ · 65.5% owned4,363HHarpur17.2% aged 65+ · 38.3% owned8,870HHarrold21.9% aged 65+ · 72.4% owned4,841KKempston West11.4% aged 65+ · 68.0% owned4,669RRenhold & Ravensden17.4% aged 65+ · 72.8% owned3,248RRiseley23.7% aged 65+ · 76.0% owned3,064SSharnbrook27.8% aged 65+ · 79.1% owned4,303SShortstown9.1% aged 65+ · 65.4% owned5,996WWootton & Kempston Rural16.3% aged 65+ · 76.8% owned9,165WWyboston26.4% aged 65+ · 79.2% owned4,481
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 4 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.