Electoral wardE05014514
Sharnbrook ward, Bedford
Sharnbrook is one of 28 electoral wards of Bedford Borough Council (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 4,303 residents in 1,828 households — 80 people per km², the 20th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Bedfordshire constituency.
Residents, 20214,303council ward average 6,615
Households1,8282.35 residents per household
Density80/ km²about 53.72 km² · Bedford 389
Aged 65+27.8%Bedford: 16.8% · under 16: 15.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.3% · 140
5–95.1% · 218
10–157.2% · 308
16–195.0% · 213
20–243.5% · 151
25–346.7% · 289
35–4916.0% · 688
50–6425.5% · 1,099
65–7414.9% · 640
75–849.2% · 396
85+3.7% · 160
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.4% · 135
1 car or van35.9% · 657
2 cars or vans38.1% · 698
3 or more18.6% · 340
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Bedford overall: 62.7% owned, 16.3% social rented, 19.1% private rented.
Owned outright48.8% · 896
With mortgage30.2% · 555
Shared ownership0.9% · 16
Social rented6.9% · 126
Private rented13.1% · 241
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house53.9% · 985
Semi-detached house23.9% · 437
Terraced house15.7% · 287
Purpose-built flat1.7% · 31
Converted house0.6% · 11
Other conversion0.4% · 8
Above shop / office0.2% · 4
Caravan, mobile3.6% · 66
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014514- Council
- Bedford Borough Council
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 25 of 28
Parishes in the ward
FelmershamPavenhamSharnbrook
Council offices in this ward
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% owned3,248RRiseley23.7% aged 65+ · 76.0% owned3,064SShortstown9.1% 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 3 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.