Electoral wardE05011565
Ely West ward, East Cambridgeshire
Ely West is one of 14 electoral wards of East Cambridgeshire District Council, in Cambridgeshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 9,873 residents in 4,216 households — 920 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency; for county elections it is in the Ely South division.
Residents, 20219,873council ward average 6,269
Households4,2162.34 residents per household
Density920/ km²about 10.73 km² · East Cambridgeshire 135
Aged 65+20.2%East Cambridgeshire: 20.7% · under 16: 18.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.6% · 456
5–96.0% · 591
10–158.2% · 809
16–194.5% · 441
20–243.8% · 371
25–3410.8% · 1,071
35–4922.7% · 2,238
50–6419.2% · 1,898
65–7410.2% · 1,004
75–847.4% · 734
85+2.6% · 260
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van18.4% · 775
1 car or van45.1% · 1,901
2 cars or vans28.3% · 1,192
3 or more8.3% · 348
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; East Cambridgeshire overall: 68.0% owned, 14.0% social rented, 16.4% private rented.
Owned outright36.2% · 1,528
With mortgage30.5% · 1,284
Shared ownership1.3% · 53
Social rented15.0% · 632
Private rented17.0% · 718
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house39.1% · 1,648
Semi-detached house27.6% · 1,165
Terraced house21.0% · 884
Purpose-built flat9.5% · 401
Converted house1.3% · 56
Other conversion1.0% · 42
Above shop / office0.3% · 14
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011565- County council
- Cambridgeshire County Council
- County division
- Ely South
- Constituency
- Ely and East Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 1 of 14
Parishes in the ward
ElyWitchford
Other wards in the same constituency
BBottisham25.4% aged 65+ · 69.4% owned6,280BBurwell22.9% aged 65+ · 76.2% owned6,407DDownham Villages23.0% aged 65+ · 78.6% owned3,029EEly East24.0% aged 65+ · 54.8% owned5,852EEly North13.0% aged 65+ · 70.0% owned4,849FFordham & 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.