Electoral wardE05010371
Bumpstead ward, Braintree
Bumpstead is one of 26 electoral wards of Braintree District Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,880 residents in 1,194 households — 74 people per km², the 24th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Braintree constituency; for county elections it is in the Hedingham division.
Residents, 20212,880council ward average 5,972
Households1,1942.41 residents per household
Density74/ km²about 39.13 km² · Braintree 254
Aged 65+24.4%Braintree: 20.4% · under 16: 15.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.9% · 111
5–95.2% · 151
10–156.2% · 180
16–194.1% · 117
20–244.7% · 135
25–348.0% · 230
35–4916.5% · 475
50–6427.0% · 778
65–7414.9% · 429
75–847.0% · 201
85+2.6% · 74
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.0% · 83
1 car or van31.0% · 370
2 cars or vans37.3% · 445
3 or more24.8% · 296
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Braintree overall: 67.8% owned, 16.3% social rented, 15.1% private rented.
Owned outright44.1% · 526
With mortgage34.6% · 413
Shared ownership0.2% · 2
Social rented10.1% · 121
Private rented11.1% · 132
Type of home
Detached house57.3% · 685
Semi-detached house29.5% · 352
Terraced house10.0% · 120
Purpose-built flat1.9% · 23
Converted house0.5% · 6
Other conversion0.3% · 4
Above shop / office0.3% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010371- Council
- Braintree District Council
- County council
- Essex County Council
- County division
- Hedingham
- Constituency
- Braintree
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 22 of 26
Parishes in the ward
BirdbrookHelions BumpsteadSteeple BumpsteadSturmer
Other wards in the same constituency
BBocking Blackwater16.2% aged 65+ · 76.5% owned10,301BBocking North25.5% aged 65+ · 68.6% owned5,221BBocking South17.2% aged 65+ · 50.1% owned6,754BBraintree Central & Beckers Green15.4% aged 65+ · 46.4% owned9,584BBraintree South15.4% aged 65+ · 63.5% owned6,558BBraintree West23.4% aged 65+ · 75.2% owned6,166GGosfield & Greenstead Green30.7% aged 65+ · 80.3% owned2,737GGreat Notley & Black Notley15.7% aged 65+ · 81.0% owned10,101HHalstead St Andrew's22.0% aged 65+ · 70.5% owned6,486HHalstead Trinity18.9% aged 65+ · 60.4% owned7,073HHedingham22.8% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned6,016RRayne21.8% aged 65+ · 77.9% owned2,887SStour Valley North27.1% aged 65+ · 76.8% owned2,923SStour Valley South28.6% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned3,014
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.