Electoral wardE05014495
Cauldwell ward, Bedford
Cauldwell is one of 28 electoral wards of Bedford Borough Council (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 11,366 residents in 4,302 households — 5,037 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bedford and Mid Bedfordshire constituencies.
Residents, 202111,366council ward average 6,615
Households4,3022.64 residents per household
Density5,037/ km²about 2.26 km² · Bedford 389
Aged 65+8.9%Bedford: 16.8% · under 16: 21.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.6% · 747
5–97.0% · 796
10–158.2% · 931
16–194.5% · 509
20–247.0% · 798
25–3418.2% · 2,073
35–4923.6% · 2,686
50–6416.0% · 1,817
65–745.1% · 581
75–842.6% · 300
85+1.2% · 132
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van30.1% · 1,295
1 car or van43.6% · 1,878
2 cars or vans20.1% · 867
3 or more6.1% · 263
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Bedford overall: 62.7% owned, 16.3% social rented, 19.1% private rented.
Owned outright17.6% · 756
With mortgage22.9% · 984
Shared ownership1.4% · 60
Social rented25.3% · 1,086
Private rented32.9% · 1,413
Type of home
Detached house6.9% · 296
Semi-detached house35.2% · 1,519
Terraced house27.7% · 1,192
Purpose-built flat26.2% · 1,130
Converted house2.5% · 106
Other conversion0.8% · 35
Above shop / office0.7% · 32
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014495- Council
- Bedford Borough Council
- Constituency
- Bedford, Mid Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 4 of 28
Parishes in the ward
Elstow
Other wards in the same constituency
BBrickhill23.0% aged 65+ · 74.0% owned8,696CCastle & Newnham16.2% aged 65+ · 56.3% owned8,147DDe Parys19.0% aged 65+ · 54.6% owned7,145GGoldington16.8% aged 65+ · 54.2% owned9,209GGreyfriars9.0% aged 65+ · 18.4% owned4,190HHarpur17.2% aged 65+ · 38.3% owned8,870KKempston Central & East15.5% aged 65+ · 58.2% owned9,583KKempston North18.0% aged 65+ · 52.4% owned3,918KKempston South18.9% aged 65+ · 78.0% owned4,106KKempston West11.4% aged 65+ · 68.0% owned4,669KKingsbrook12.6% aged 65+ · 45.9% owned10,683PPutnoe27.0% aged 65+ · 81.9% owned8,061QQueens Park8.5% aged 65+ · 50.9% owned9,779RRenhold & Ravensden17.4% aged 65+ · 72.8% owned3,248
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 7 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.