Electoral wardE05015424
Elm & Christchurch ward, Fenland
Elm & Christchurch is one of 18 electoral wards of Fenland District Council, in Cambridgeshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 4,923 residents in 2,122 households — 57 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North East Cambridgeshire constituency; for county elections it is in the March North & Waldersey division.
Residents, 20214,923council ward average 5,692
Households2,1222.32 residents per household
Density57/ km²about 86.83 km² · Fenland 188
Aged 65+25.4%Fenland: 22.8% · under 16: 16.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.5% · 222
5–95.6% · 274
10–156.3% · 308
16–193.4% · 165
20–244.6% · 227
25–3411.4% · 559
35–4916.1% · 792
50–6422.9% · 1,128
65–7414.0% · 689
75–848.7% · 426
85+2.7% · 133
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.8% · 207
1 car or van39.1% · 830
2 cars or vans32.9% · 697
3 or more18.2% · 387
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Fenland overall: 66.8% owned, 12.6% social rented, 20.0% private rented.
Owned outright43.2% · 916
With mortgage30.3% · 642
Shared ownership0.1% · 3
Social rented11.8% · 251
Private rented14.5% · 307
Type of home
Detached house58.8% · 1,247
Semi-detached house31.5% · 668
Terraced house6.8% · 144
Purpose-built flat0.3% · 6
Converted house0.2% · 4
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.1% · 2
Caravan, mobile2.3% · 48
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015424- Council
- Fenland District Council
- County council
- Cambridgeshire County Council
- County division
- March North & Waldersey
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 18 of 18
Parishes in the ward
ChristchurchElm
Other wards in the same constituency
CChatteris North & Manea19.7% aged 65+ · 69.6% owned7,027CChatteris South21.2% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned6,799DDoddington & Wimblington26.4% aged 65+ · 78.6% owned4,905LLeverington & Wisbech Rural29.5% aged 65+ · 76.6% owned5,084MMarch East28.7% aged 65+ · 59.7% owned6,838MMarch North21.7% aged 65+ · 71.8% owned8,181MMarch South29.9% aged 65+ · 70.8% owned3,857MMarch West & Benwick18.2% aged 65+ · 69.9% owned5,990PParson Drove & Wisbech St Mary24.8% aged 65+ · 77.1% owned7,163WWhittlesey East & Villages21.0% aged 65+ · 75.4% owned6,618WWhittlesey Lattersey27.4% aged 65+ · 64.1% owned2,415WWhittlesey North West23.1% aged 65+ · 72.5% owned5,137WWhittlesey South27.2% aged 65+ · 72.4% owned2,730WWisbech North14.9% aged 65+ · 38.1% owned3,777
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 3 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.