Electoral wardE05014419
Potton ward, Central Bedfordshire
Potton is one of 31 electoral wards of Central Bedfordshire Council (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 8,156 residents in 3,494 households — 130 people per km², the 20th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Bedfordshire constituency.
Residents, 20218,156council ward average 9,492
Households3,4942.33 residents per household
Density130/ km²about 62.69 km² · Central Bedfordshire 411
Aged 65+20.9%Central Bedfordshire: 18.0% · under 16: 18.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.5% · 451
5–95.9% · 480
10–156.7% · 547
16–193.5% · 287
20–244.1% · 337
25–3412.4% · 1,014
35–4918.7% · 1,522
50–6422.2% · 1,810
65–7412.3% · 1,001
75–846.2% · 507
85+2.3% · 191
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.5% · 263
1 car or van37.3% · 1,303
2 cars or vans38.6% · 1,349
3 or more16.5% · 577
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Central Bedfordshire overall: 71.2% owned, 13.3% social rented, 13.7% private rented.
Owned outright37.1% · 1,297
With mortgage35.3% · 1,232
Shared ownership1.9% · 67
Social rented12.2% · 425
Private rented13.5% · 470
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house37.2% · 1,299
Semi-detached house36.3% · 1,268
Terraced house17.8% · 622
Purpose-built flat6.8% · 237
Converted house0.5% · 16
Other conversion0.5% · 18
Above shop / office0.6% · 22
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 9
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014419- Council
- Central Bedfordshire Council
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 28 of 31
Parishes in the ward
DuntonEdworthEvertonEyeworthPottonSuttonTempsfordWrestlingworth and Cockayne Hatley
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 5 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.