Electoral wardE05011571
Stretham ward, East Cambridgeshire
Stretham is one of 14 electoral wards of East Cambridgeshire District Council, in Cambridgeshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 6,644 residents in 2,775 households — 138 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency; for county elections it is in the Soham South & Haddenham and Sutton divisions.
Residents, 20216,644council ward average 6,269
Households2,7752.39 residents per household
Density138/ km²about 48.28 km² · East Cambridgeshire 135
Aged 65+22.4%East Cambridgeshire: 20.7% · under 16: 18.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.0% · 329
5–95.9% · 394
10–157.1% · 471
16–193.9% · 261
20–244.2% · 277
25–3410.1% · 672
35–4919.2% · 1,278
50–6422.1% · 1,470
65–7412.9% · 857
75–847.4% · 491
85+2.2% · 143
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.9% · 218
1 car or van37.4% · 1,039
2 cars or vans37.8% · 1,049
3 or more16.9% · 469
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; East Cambridgeshire overall: 68.0% owned, 14.0% social rented, 16.4% private rented.
Owned outright42.8% · 1,187
With mortgage34.0% · 942
Shared ownership1.3% · 37
Social rented11.5% · 319
Private rented10.4% · 288
Type of home
Detached house48.3% · 1,339
Semi-detached house30.0% · 831
Terraced house12.3% · 342
Purpose-built flat2.3% · 63
Converted house0.4% · 11
Other conversion0.1% · 4
Above shop / office0.1% · 4
Caravan, mobile6.5% · 180
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011571- County council
- Cambridgeshire County Council
- County division
- Soham South & Haddenham, Sutton
- Constituency
- Ely and East Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 7 of 14
Parishes in the ward
StrethamThetfordWentworthWilburtonWitchford
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% owned4,849EEly 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% owned6,248SSutton21.3% 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.