Electoral wardE05012968
Bicester South and Ambrosden ward, Cherwell
Bicester South and Ambrosden is one of 16 electoral wards of Cherwell District Council, in Oxfordshire (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 14,154 residents in 5,533 households — 1,305 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bicester and Woodstock constituency; for county elections it is in the Bicester East and Bicester South and Bicester West divisions.
Residents, 202114,154council ward average 10,063
Households5,5332.56 residents per household
Density1,305/ km²about 10.84 km² · Cherwell 274
Aged 65+6.9%Cherwell: 17.4% · under 16: 23.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–48.7% · 1,229
5–97.6% · 1,079
10–157.4% · 1,043
16–193.6% · 512
20–245.3% · 745
25–3420.8% · 2,948
35–4925.0% · 3,546
50–6414.7% · 2,079
65–743.9% · 550
75–841.9% · 270
85+1.1% · 155
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van12.4% · 686
1 car or van43.2% · 2,392
2 cars or vans35.8% · 1,980
3 or more8.6% · 475
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cherwell overall: 65.0% owned, 13.3% social rented, 19.8% private rented.
Owned outright17.5% · 968
With mortgage40.8% · 2,256
Shared ownership4.8% · 267
Social rented13.1% · 725
Private rented23.8% · 1,317
Type of home
Detached house29.9% · 1,654
Semi-detached house27.9% · 1,544
Terraced house28.6% · 1,584
Purpose-built flat12.1% · 669
Converted house0.5% · 26
Other conversion0.3% · 14
Above shop / office0.7% · 37
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012968- Council
- Cherwell District Council
- County council
- Oxfordshire County Council
- County division
- Bicester East, Bicester South, Bicester West
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 8 of 16
Parishes in the ward
AmbrosdenBicester
Other wards in the same constituency
BBicester East18.1% aged 65+ · 64.2% owned8,759BBicester North and Caversfield9.8% aged 65+ · 65.1% owned9,331BBicester West19.6% aged 65+ · 72.5% owned8,847FFringford and Heyfords18.3% aged 65+ · 68.0% owned9,560KKidlington East21.8% aged 65+ · 68.4% owned9,754KKidlington West24.1% aged 65+ · 70.7% owned9,254LLaunton and Otmoor20.9% aged 65+ · 76.5% owned8,960
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.