Electoral wardE05010390
Yeldham ward, Braintree
Yeldham is one of 26 electoral wards of Braintree District Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 2,859 residents in 1,169 households — 95 people per km², the 25th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Braintree constituency; for county elections it is in the Hedingham division.
Residents, 20212,859council ward average 5,972
Households1,1692.45 residents per household
Density95/ km²about 30.16 km² · Braintree 254
Aged 65+22.4%Braintree: 20.4% · under 16: 17.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.0% · 115
5–94.7% · 135
10–158.3% · 238
16–194.3% · 122
20–244.2% · 119
25–349.4% · 269
35–4917.6% · 502
50–6425.2% · 720
65–7412.8% · 366
75–847.4% · 211
85+2.2% · 62
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.8% · 79
1 car or van32.4% · 379
2 cars or vans38.9% · 454
3 or more21.9% · 256
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Braintree overall: 67.8% owned, 16.3% social rented, 15.1% private rented.
Owned outright38.2% · 447
With mortgage35.5% · 415
Shared ownership0.3% · 4
Social rented14.5% · 169
Private rented11.5% · 134
Type of home
Detached house43.7% · 511
Semi-detached house39.0% · 456
Terraced house13.4% · 157
Purpose-built flat2.4% · 28
Converted house0.2% · 2
Other conversion0.8% · 9
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010390- Council
- Braintree District Council
- County council
- Essex County Council
- County division
- Hedingham
- Constituency
- Braintree
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 21 of 26
Parishes in the ward
Great YeldhamStambourneToppesfield
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% owned6,166BBumpstead24.4% aged 65+ · 78.6% owned2,880GGosfield & 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% owned2,923
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.