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Electoral wardE05011277
Somersham ward, Huntingdonshire
Somersham is one of 26 electoral wards of Huntingdonshire District Council, in Cambridgeshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 3,673 residents in 1,634 households — 194 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Huntingdon constituency; for county elections it is in the Somersham & Earith division.
Residents, 20213,673council ward average 6,955
Households1,6342.25 residents per household
Density194/ km²about 18.89 km² · Huntingdonshire 200
Aged 65+23.8%Huntingdonshire: 20.2% · under 16: 15.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.9% · 180
5–95.4% · 199
10–155.2% · 190
16–194.0% · 147
20–244.4% · 161
25–3410.9% · 399
35–4918.6% · 685
50–6422.8% · 839
65–7413.6% · 501
75–847.8% · 288
85+2.3% · 84
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.0% · 130
1 car or van39.4% · 644
2 cars or vans37.1% · 606
3 or more15.5% · 254
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Huntingdonshire overall: 69.0% owned, 12.9% social rented, 16.8% private rented.
Owned outright41.1% · 671
With mortgage35.7% · 584
Shared ownership0.1% · 2
Social rented7.9% · 129
Private rented15.2% · 248
Type of home
Detached house51.1% · 834
Semi-detached house27.3% · 445
Terraced house13.9% · 227
Purpose-built flat4.2% · 68
Converted house1.6% · 26
Other conversion0.7% · 11
Above shop / office0.4% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.9% · 15
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011277- County council
- Cambridgeshire County Council
- County division
- Somersham & Earith
- Constituency
- Huntingdon
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 17 of 26
Parishes in the ward
Somersham
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
AAlconbury25.5% aged 65+ · 81.3% owned3,591BBrampton14.8% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned9,128BBuckden28.9% aged 65+ · 77.3% owned3,389GGodmanchester & Hemingford Abbots18.7% aged 65+ · 66.0% owned9,895GGreat Staughton24.0% aged 65+ · 81.2% owned4,378HHemingford Grey & Houghton22.6% aged 65+ · 70.4% owned6,539HHolywell-cum-Needingworth25.2% aged 65+ · 84.0% owned6,796HHuntingdon East24.2% aged 65+ · 75.0% owned6,938HHuntingdon North12.5% aged 65+ · 41.6% owned12,695KKimbolton23.8% aged 65+ · 78.5% owned3,415SSawtry19.8% aged 65+ · 72.4% owned6,594SSt Ives East16.4% aged 65+ · 68.9% owned6,635SSt Ives South23.7% aged 65+ · 62.3% owned7,784SSt Ives West24.7% aged 65+ · 77.0% owned2,965
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.