Electoral wardE05014516
Wixams & Wilstead ward, Bedford
Wixams & Wilstead is one of 28 electoral wards of Bedford Borough Council (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 12,915 residents in 4,963 households — 513 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Mid Bedfordshire constituency.
Residents, 202112,915council ward average 6,615
Households4,9632.6 residents per household
Density513/ km²about 25.17 km² · Bedford 389
Aged 65+14.4%Bedford: 16.8% · under 16: 24.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–48.4% · 1,089
5–98.0% · 1,032
10–158.2% · 1,053
16–193.8% · 488
20–244.6% · 588
25–3416.1% · 2,077
35–4921.5% · 2,770
50–6415.1% · 1,950
65–748.0% · 1,035
75–844.7% · 607
85+1.7% · 221
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.4% · 466
1 car or van37.0% · 1,835
2 cars or vans41.3% · 2,049
3 or more12.4% · 615
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Bedford overall: 62.7% owned, 16.3% social rented, 19.1% private rented.
Owned outright26.4% · 1,312
With mortgage45.2% · 2,245
Shared ownership5.7% · 285
Social rented13.9% · 688
Private rented8.6% · 428
Lives rent free0.1% · 4
Type of home
Detached house32.9% · 1,632
Semi-detached house33.2% · 1,646
Terraced house22.1% · 1,097
Purpose-built flat7.6% · 377
Converted house0.5% · 24
Other conversion0.1% · 7
Above shop / office0.1% · 7
Caravan, mobile3.3% · 166
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014516- Council
- Bedford Borough Council
- Constituency
- Mid Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 18 of 28
Parishes in the ward
ElstowStewartbyWilshamsteadWixams
Other wards in the same constituency
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.