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Electoral wardE05014417

Meppershall & Shillington ward, Central Bedfordshire

Meppershall & Shillington is one of 31 electoral wards of Central Bedfordshire Council (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 4,121 residents in 1,684 households — 163 people per km², the 30th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hitchin and Mid Bedfordshire constituencies.

Residents, 20214,121council ward average 9,492
Households1,6842.45 residents per household
Density163/ km²about 25.33 km² · Central Bedfordshire 411
Aged 65+22.0%Central Bedfordshire: 18.0% · under 16: 17.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.9% · 203
5–96.1% · 252
10–156.8% · 281
16–193.9% · 161
20–243.8% · 156
25–3410.7% · 440
35–4917.6% · 726
50–6424.1% · 992
65–7412.0% · 494
75–846.6% · 272
85+3.4% · 142

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van6.0% · 102
1 car or van31.6% · 532
2 cars or vans43.4% · 732
3 or more19.0% · 320
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Central Bedfordshire overall: 71.2% owned, 13.3% social rented, 13.7% private rented.

Owned outright40.4% · 678
With mortgage35.3% · 593
Shared ownership1.4% · 23
Social rented12.2% · 205
Private rented10.8% · 181

Type of home

Detached house47.3% · 796
Semi-detached house33.1% · 557
Terraced house18.2% · 306
Purpose-built flat1.1% · 18
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.2% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014417
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
27 of 31

Parishes in the ward

GravenhurstMeppershallShillington

Other wards in the same constituency

AAmpthill19.7% aged 65+ · 76.7% owned14,112AArlesey & Fairfield12.6% aged 65+ · 70.0% owned10,454AAspley & Woburn24.8% aged 65+ · 66.1% owned5,115BBarton-le-Clay & Silsoe19.8% aged 65+ · 79.1% owned8,360CClifton, Henlow & Langford19.9% aged 65+ · 74.5% owned14,000CCranfield & Marston Moretaine13.3% aged 65+ · 71.8% owned16,387FFlitwick17.7% aged 65+ · 73.0% owned13,856HHoughton Conquest & Haynes19.2% aged 65+ · 74.9% owned4,185SShefford14.7% aged 65+ · 66.7% owned9,769SStotfold19.7% aged 65+ · 76.3% owned7,993TToddington20.0% aged 65+ · 75.5% owned9,690WWestoning, Flitton & Greenfield21.2% aged 65+ · 82.2% owned4,795

All 31 wards of Central Bedfordshire

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 2 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.