Electoral wardE05014512
Riseley ward, Bedford
Riseley is one of 28 electoral wards of Bedford Borough Council (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 3,064 residents in 1,259 households — 73 people per km², the 28th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Bedfordshire constituency.
Residents, 20213,064council ward average 6,615
Households1,2592.43 residents per household
Density73/ km²about 41.92 km² · Bedford 389
Aged 65+23.7%Bedford: 16.8% · under 16: 17.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.5% · 137
5–95.6% · 171
10–157.2% · 219
16–194.4% · 134
20–244.1% · 126
25–347.7% · 236
35–4917.2% · 526
50–6425.7% · 786
65–7412.8% · 393
75–847.7% · 236
85+3.2% · 98
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.8% · 98
1 car or van33.4% · 421
2 cars or vans37.4% · 471
3 or more21.4% · 269
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Bedford overall: 62.7% owned, 16.3% social rented, 19.1% private rented.
Owned outright44.5% · 559
With mortgage31.5% · 396
Shared ownership1.0% · 13
Social rented11.8% · 148
Private rented11.1% · 140
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house52.3% · 659
Semi-detached house25.3% · 318
Terraced house18.7% · 235
Purpose-built flat1.0% · 13
Converted house0.3% · 4
Other conversion0.6% · 8
Above shop / office0.2% · 3
Caravan, mobile1.5% · 19
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014512- Council
- Bedford Borough Council
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 27 of 28
Parishes in the ward
BletsoeDean and SheltonKnotting and SouldropMelchbourne and YieldenMilton ErnestRiseleySwinesheadThurleigh
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% owned5,778CClapham & 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% owned3,248SSharnbrook27.8% 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 2 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.