Electoral wardE05011075
Cobham and Downside ward, Elmbridge
Cobham and Downside is one of 16 electoral wards of Elmbridge Borough Council, in Surrey (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 8,745 residents in 3,721 households — 553 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Runnymede and Weybridge constituency; for county elections it is in the Cobham and Hersham divisions.
Residents, 20218,745council ward average 8,672
Households3,7212.35 residents per household
Density553/ km²about 15.81 km² · Elmbridge 1,459
Aged 65+21.9%Elmbridge: 17.9% · under 16: 20.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.4% · 472
5–96.8% · 591
10–158.1% · 709
16–193.6% · 318
20–243.6% · 316
25–349.4% · 824
35–4920.7% · 1,810
50–6420.5% · 1,792
65–7410.6% · 929
75–847.5% · 654
85+3.8% · 331
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van12.6% · 467
1 car or van41.6% · 1,546
2 cars or vans33.2% · 1,234
3 or more12.7% · 473
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Elmbridge overall: 71.3% owned, 10.1% social rented, 17.5% private rented.
Owned outright35.0% · 1,303
With mortgage30.3% · 1,126
Shared ownership0.5% · 19
Social rented14.5% · 539
Private rented19.6% · 730
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house31.0% · 1,152
Semi-detached house27.6% · 1,028
Terraced house18.4% · 684
Purpose-built flat19.2% · 716
Converted house1.4% · 53
Other conversion0.8% · 30
Above shop / office1.3% · 50
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 8
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011075- Council
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- County council
- Surrey Quarter Sessions
- County division
- Cobham, Hersham
- Constituency
- Runnymede and Weybridge
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 16 of 16
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.