Electoral wardE05014394
Ampthill ward, Central Bedfordshire
Ampthill is one of 31 electoral wards of Central Bedfordshire Council (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 14,112 residents in 5,866 households — 423 people per km², the 6th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Mid Bedfordshire constituency.
Residents, 202114,112council ward average 9,492
Households5,8662.41 residents per household
Density423/ km²about 33.39 km² · Central Bedfordshire 411
Aged 65+19.7%Central Bedfordshire: 18.0% · under 16: 18.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.7% · 661
5–95.8% · 814
10–158.4% · 1,181
16–194.8% · 681
20–244.5% · 637
25–3410.1% · 1,425
35–4919.6% · 2,762
50–6422.4% · 3,161
65–7410.1% · 1,423
75–846.9% · 972
85+2.8% · 389
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.2% · 542
1 car or van36.1% · 2,117
2 cars or vans38.4% · 2,254
3 or more16.3% · 956
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Central Bedfordshire overall: 71.2% owned, 13.3% social rented, 13.7% private rented.
Owned outright38.1% · 2,238
With mortgage38.5% · 2,261
Shared ownership1.8% · 103
Social rented11.0% · 643
Private rented10.6% · 623
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house42.9% · 2,517
Semi-detached house28.8% · 1,690
Terraced house19.1% · 1,121
Purpose-built flat6.4% · 373
Converted house0.4% · 26
Other conversion0.9% · 52
Above shop / office0.6% · 34
Caravan, mobile0.9% · 52
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014394- Council
- Central Bedfordshire Council
- Constituency
- Mid Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 18 of 31
Parishes in the ward
AmpthillClophillMauldenMillbrook
Other wards in the same constituency
AAspley & Woburn24.8% aged 65+ · 66.1% owned5,115BBarton-le-Clay & Silsoe19.8% aged 65+ · 79.1% owned8,360CCranfield & Marston Moretaine13.3% aged 65+ · 71.8% owned16,387FFlitwick17.7% aged 65+ · 73.0% owned13,856HHoughton Conquest & Haynes19.2% aged 65+ · 74.9% owned4,185MMeppershall & Shillington22.0% aged 65+ · 75.7% owned4,121TToddington20.0% aged 65+ · 75.5% owned9,690WWestoning, Flitton & Greenfield21.2% aged 65+ · 82.2% owned4,795
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 8 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.