Electoral wardE05011561
Burwell ward, East Cambridgeshire
Burwell is one of 14 electoral wards of East Cambridgeshire District Council, in Cambridgeshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 6,407 residents in 2,762 households — 250 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency; for county elections it is in the Burwell division.
Residents, 20216,407council ward average 6,269
Households2,7622.32 residents per household
Density250/ km²about 25.63 km² · East Cambridgeshire 135
Aged 65+22.9%East Cambridgeshire: 20.7% · under 16: 17.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.3% · 276
5–95.9% · 379
10–157.6% · 484
16–194.4% · 279
20–243.8% · 241
25–349.6% · 618
35–4919.4% · 1,243
50–6422.1% · 1,418
65–7411.6% · 746
75–847.8% · 501
85+3.5% · 222
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.4% · 288
1 car or van35.0% · 967
2 cars or vans39.0% · 1,076
3 or more15.6% · 431
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; East Cambridgeshire overall: 68.0% owned, 14.0% social rented, 16.4% private rented.
Owned outright42.4% · 1,171
With mortgage33.9% · 935
Shared ownership1.0% · 28
Social rented11.5% · 319
Private rented11.2% · 309
Type of home
Detached house50.4% · 1,392
Semi-detached house26.9% · 744
Terraced house15.9% · 440
Purpose-built flat5.5% · 153
Converted house0.4% · 11
Other conversion0.3% · 7
Above shop / office0.3% · 8
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 7
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011561- County council
- Cambridgeshire County Council
- County division
- Burwell
- Constituency
- Ely and East Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 3 of 14
Parishes in the ward
Burwell
Other wards in the same constituency
BBottisham25.4% aged 65+ · 69.4% owned6,280DDownham Villages23.0% aged 65+ · 78.6% owned3,029EEly East24.0% aged 65+ · 54.8% owned5,852EEly North13.0% aged 65+ · 70.0% owned4,849EEly West20.2% aged 65+ · 66.7% owned9,873FFordham & Isleham21.5% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned6,399HHaddenham23.2% aged 65+ · 74.4% owned3,438LLittleport17.4% aged 65+ · 62.7% owned9,910SSoham North15.5% aged 65+ · 63.0% owned6,994SSoham South19.6% aged 65+ · 59.7% owned6,248SStretham22.4% aged 65+ · 76.8% owned6,644SSutton21.3% aged 65+ · 77.9% owned5,642WWoodditton24.6% aged 65+ · 66.6% owned6,197
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.