Electoral wardE05010731
Bentley ward, Doncaster
Bentley is one of 21 electoral wards of Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council (Yorkshire and The Humber). At the 2021 Census it had 18,195 residents in 8,185 households — 977 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Doncaster North constituency.
Residents, 202118,195council ward average 14,672
Households8,1852.22 residents per household
Density977/ km²about 18.62 km² · Doncaster 542
Aged 65+16.3%Doncaster: 19.4% · under 16: 20.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.6% · 1,197
5–96.4% · 1,165
10–157.3% · 1,324
16–194.0% · 728
20–245.8% · 1,054
25–3416.0% · 2,902
35–4918.2% · 3,309
50–6419.5% · 3,552
65–749.2% · 1,666
75–845.3% · 962
85+1.8% · 333
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van29.2% · 2,389
1 car or van45.0% · 3,680
2 cars or vans20.1% · 1,646
3 or more5.7% · 470
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Doncaster overall: 62.8% owned, 17.0% social rented, 19.4% private rented.
Owned outright27.9% · 2,281
With mortgage28.6% · 2,340
Shared ownership1.0% · 78
Social rented17.5% · 1,433
Private rented24.8% · 2,029
Lives rent free0.3% · 24
Type of home
Detached house11.3% · 927
Semi-detached house45.8% · 3,752
Terraced house33.8% · 2,765
Purpose-built flat5.0% · 413
Converted house1.0% · 81
Other conversion0.5% · 40
Above shop / office0.8% · 68
Caravan, mobile1.7% · 140
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010731- Constituency
- Doncaster North
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 21
Parishes in the ward
Sprotbrough and Cusworth
Other wards in the same constituency
AAdwick le Street & Carcroft16.3% aged 65+ · 56.7% owned16,518MMexborough17.7% aged 65+ · 51.7% owned15,556NNorton & Askern22.0% aged 65+ · 69.8% owned15,236RRoman Ridge20.9% aged 65+ · 71.7% owned10,795SSprotbrough26.8% aged 65+ · 83.0% owned10,773SStainforth & Barnby Dun23.7% aged 65+ · 61.6% owned9,639
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.