Electoral wardE05014496
Clapham & Oakley ward, Bedford
Clapham & Oakley is one of 28 electoral wards of Bedford Borough Council (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 7,013 residents in 2,894 households — 489 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Bedfordshire constituency.
Residents, 20217,013council ward average 6,615
Households2,8942.42 residents per household
Density489/ km²about 14.34 km² · Bedford 389
Aged 65+21.0%Bedford: 16.8% · under 16: 20.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.8% · 337
5–96.2% · 436
10–159.0% · 634
16–195.1% · 359
20–244.3% · 304
25–349.5% · 664
35–4919.9% · 1,399
50–6420.1% · 1,411
65–7411.1% · 779
75–847.3% · 514
85+2.6% · 180
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.3% · 328
1 car or van40.6% · 1,176
2 cars or vans34.1% · 987
3 or more13.9% · 403
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Bedford overall: 62.7% owned, 16.3% social rented, 19.1% private rented.
Owned outright41.9% · 1,213
With mortgage35.6% · 1,030
Shared ownership0.9% · 27
Social rented9.1% · 262
Private rented12.5% · 363
Type of home
Detached house28.1% · 813
Semi-detached house45.6% · 1,319
Terraced house14.5% · 420
Purpose-built flat5.8% · 169
Converted house0.7% · 21
Other conversion0.0% · 1
Above shop / office0.4% · 11
Caravan, mobile4.7% · 137
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014496- Council
- Bedford Borough Council
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 19 of 28
Parishes in the ward
ClaphamOakley
Other wards in the same constituency
BBiddenham19.8% aged 65+ · 80.4% owned3,880BBrickhill23.0% aged 65+ · 74.0% owned8,696BBromham25.9% aged 65+ · 83.8% owned5,778GGreat 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.