Electoral wardE05011187
Bishopstoke ward, Eastleigh
Bishopstoke is one of 14 electoral wards of Eastleigh Borough Council, in Hampshire (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 10,678 residents in 4,523 households — 1,777 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Eastleigh constituency; for county elections it is in the Bishopstoke & Fair Oak division.
Residents, 202110,678council ward average 9,746
Households4,5232.36 residents per household
Density1,777/ km²about 6.01 km² · Eastleigh 1,712
Aged 65+22.7%Eastleigh: 19.5% · under 16: 18.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.4% · 573
5–95.6% · 599
10–157.2% · 767
16–193.5% · 370
20–244.0% · 424
25–3412.5% · 1,338
35–4918.3% · 1,956
50–6420.9% · 2,233
65–7412.0% · 1,277
75–847.4% · 789
85+3.3% · 354
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.4% · 604
1 car or van38.8% · 1,753
2 cars or vans34.6% · 1,566
3 or more13.2% · 599
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Eastleigh overall: 71.0% owned, 13.0% social rented, 13.9% private rented.
Owned outright39.8% · 1,799
With mortgage34.2% · 1,549
Shared ownership1.5% · 67
Social rented14.8% · 671
Private rented9.6% · 436
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house33.6% · 1,518
Semi-detached house35.9% · 1,623
Terraced house16.2% · 731
Purpose-built flat12.7% · 575
Converted house1.1% · 48
Other conversion0.2% · 9
Above shop / office0.3% · 15
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011187- Council
- Eastleigh Borough Council
- County council
- Hampshire County Council
- County division
- Bishopstoke & Fair Oak
- Constituency
- Eastleigh
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 8 of 14
Parishes in the ward
BishopstokeFair Oak and Horton Heath
Other wards in the same constituency
CChandler's Ford25.5% aged 65+ · 80.1% owned10,512EEastleigh Central12.0% aged 65+ · 53.4% owned11,031EEastleigh North20.0% aged 65+ · 67.7% owned9,609EEastleigh South12.7% aged 65+ · 49.5% owned11,610FFair Oak & Horton Heath18.7% aged 65+ · 81.3% owned11,265HHiltingbury25.9% aged 65+ · 87.1% owned10,615WWest End North24.9% aged 65+ · 74.4% owned5,860WWest End South24.1% aged 65+ · 77.9% owned6,162
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.