Electoral wardE05011081
Molesey West ward, Elmbridge
Molesey West is one of 16 electoral wards of Elmbridge Borough Council, in Surrey (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 9,175 residents in 3,661 households — 3,856 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Esher and Walton constituency; for county elections it is in the West Molesey and Walton divisions.
Residents, 20219,175council ward average 8,672
Households3,6612.51 residents per household
Density3,856/ km²about 2.38 km² · Elmbridge 1,459
Aged 65+16.6%Elmbridge: 17.9% · under 16: 21.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.6% · 606
5–97.2% · 664
10–157.8% · 714
16–193.9% · 358
20–244.2% · 386
25–3410.7% · 986
35–4923.2% · 2,129
50–6419.7% · 1,806
65–749.2% · 846
75–845.2% · 478
85+2.2% · 202
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van14.0% · 514
1 car or van44.7% · 1,638
2 cars or vans30.4% · 1,115
3 or more10.8% · 397
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Elmbridge overall: 71.3% owned, 10.1% social rented, 17.5% private rented.
Owned outright31.7% · 1,160
With mortgage38.9% · 1,424
Shared ownership0.8% · 29
Social rented15.6% · 571
Private rented12.9% · 474
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house12.8% · 469
Semi-detached house39.4% · 1,443
Terraced house26.7% · 977
Purpose-built flat19.0% · 695
Converted house1.1% · 40
Other conversion0.2% · 6
Above shop / office0.7% · 27
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011081- Council
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- County council
- Surrey Quarter Sessions
- County division
- West Molesey, Walton
- Constituency
- Esher and Walton
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 2 of 16
Other wards in the same constituency
CClaygate20.4% aged 65+ · 80.2% owned7,263EEsher18.7% aged 65+ · 69.2% owned9,101HHersham Village15.6% aged 65+ · 68.4% owned8,620HHinchley Wood and Weston Green17.1% aged 65+ · 86.3% owned8,744LLong Ditton14.7% aged 65+ · 75.7% owned7,236MMolesey East19.6% aged 65+ · 72.3% owned8,568OOatlands and Burwood Park20.2% aged 65+ · 78.0% owned8,289TThames Ditton18.0% aged 65+ · 79.0% owned9,396WWalton Central19.2% aged 65+ · 65.6% owned8,483WWalton North11.7% aged 65+ · 58.3% owned8,990WWalton South16.6% aged 65+ · 70.1% owned9,065
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.