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Electoral wardE05013359

Bembridge ward, Isle of Wight

Bembridge is one of 39 electoral wards of Isle of Wight Council (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 3,561 residents in 1,751 households — 391 people per km², the 20th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Isle of Wight East constituency.

Residents, 20213,561council ward average 3,602
Households1,7512.03 residents per household
Density391/ km²about 9.11 km² · Isle of Wight 370
Aged 65+46.0%Isle of Wight: 29.2% · under 16: 10.3%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–42.4% · 84
5–93.8% · 135
10–154.2% · 148
16–193.2% · 113
20–242.5% · 90
25–344.6% · 165
35–4911.4% · 407
50–6421.9% · 780
65–7421.2% · 754
75–8417.2% · 611
85+7.6% · 271

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van14.9% · 261
1 car or van46.2% · 809
2 cars or vans28.1% · 493
3 or more10.8% · 189
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Isle of Wight overall: 67.7% owned, 10.9% social rented, 20.7% private rented.

Owned outright63.7% · 1,117
With mortgage17.1% · 300
Shared ownership0.5% · 8
Social rented5.5% · 97
Private rented13.2% · 231

Type of home

Detached house57.9% · 1,015
Semi-detached house21.6% · 379
Terraced house6.5% · 114
Purpose-built flat9.8% · 172
Converted house1.8% · 32
Other conversion0.7% · 13
Above shop / office0.7% · 12
Caravan, mobile0.9% · 16
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05013359
Constituency
Isle of Wight East
Region
South East
Density rank in council
29 of 39

Parishes in the ward

Bembridge

Other wards in the same constituency

BBinstead & Fishbourne37.3% aged 65+ · 85.5% owned3,534BBrading & St Helens33.0% aged 65+ · 73.8% owned3,413HHaylands & Swanmore21.5% aged 65+ · 70.7% owned3,713LLake North30.2% aged 65+ · 70.4% owned3,455LLake South40.9% aged 65+ · 71.4% owned3,396NNettlestone & Seaview41.6% aged 65+ · 84.0% owned2,522NNewchurch, Havenstreet & Ashey35.7% aged 65+ · 84.4% owned3,394RRyde Appley & Elmfield29.5% aged 65+ · 65.9% owned3,827RRyde Monktonmead20.0% aged 65+ · 54.4% owned3,758RRyde North West25.9% aged 65+ · 47.3% owned4,276RRyde South East14.1% aged 65+ · 43.3% owned2,505RRyde West22.7% aged 65+ · 61.2% owned3,229SSandown North28.0% aged 65+ · 67.4% owned3,532SSandown South26.4% aged 65+ · 54.7% owned3,597

All 39 wards of Isle of Wight

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.