Electoral wardE05009833
Cofton ward, Bromsgrove
Cofton is one of 30 electoral wards of Bromsgrove District Council, in Worcestershire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 3,292 residents in 1,270 households — 518 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bromsgrove constituency; for county elections it is in the Beacon division.
Residents, 20213,292council ward average 3,306
Households1,2702.59 residents per household
Density518/ km²about 6.35 km² · Bromsgrove 457
Aged 65+15.8%Bromsgrove: 22.9% · under 16: 21.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–48.0% · 264
5–96.5% · 215
10–156.9% · 228
16–194.2% · 138
20–243.5% · 115
25–3413.4% · 442
35–4923.3% · 768
50–6418.2% · 600
65–749.1% · 300
75–845.2% · 172
85+1.5% · 48
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.5% · 70
1 car or van30.8% · 391
2 cars or vans47.7% · 606
3 or more16.0% · 203
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Bromsgrove overall: 77.5% owned, 10.7% social rented, 10.6% private rented.
Owned outright36.3% · 461
With mortgage50.9% · 647
Shared ownership2.8% · 35
Social rented4.3% · 55
Private rented5.7% · 72
Type of home
Detached house43.7% · 556
Semi-detached house46.6% · 593
Terraced house7.5% · 95
Purpose-built flat0.7% · 9
Converted house0.3% · 4
Other conversion0.2% · 3
Above shop / office0.8% · 10
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009833- Council
- Bromsgrove District Council
- County council
- Worcestershire County Council
- County division
- Beacon
- Constituency
- Bromsgrove
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 23 of 30
Parishes in the ward
Cofton HackettLickey and Blackwell
Other wards in the same constituency
AAlvechurch South25.8% aged 65+ · 85.7% owned3,079AAlvechurch Village24.1% aged 65+ · 74.9% owned2,899AAston Fields18.4% aged 65+ · 74.1% owned3,513AAvoncroft23.4% aged 65+ · 76.9% owned3,396BBarnt Green & Hopwood30.0% aged 65+ · 82.9% owned2,988BBelbroughton & Romsley26.8% aged 65+ · 82.6% owned6,625BBromsgrove Central28.8% aged 65+ · 73.8% owned3,436CCatshill North17.8% aged 65+ · 64.2% owned2,804CCatshill South24.0% aged 65+ · 69.9% owned3,154CCharford17.5% aged 65+ · 44.9% owned3,419DDrakes Cross25.6% aged 65+ · 69.3% owned2,790HHagley East21.6% aged 65+ · 82.4% owned3,496HHagley West24.5% aged 65+ · 87.3% owned3,820HHill Top18.2% aged 65+ · 87.6% owned1,989
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.