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Electoral wardE05013364

Central Rural ward, Isle of Wight

Central Rural is one of 39 electoral wards of Isle of Wight Council (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 3,555 residents in 1,550 households — 66 people per km², the 22nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Isle of Wight West constituency.

Residents, 20213,555council ward average 3,602
Households1,5502.29 residents per household
Density66/ km²about 54.19 km² · Isle of Wight 370
Aged 65+32.4%Isle of Wight: 29.2% · under 16: 13.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.0% · 107
5–94.4% · 156
10–156.0% · 212
16–193.2% · 115
20–243.9% · 140
25–347.9% · 280
35–4914.3% · 507
50–6425.0% · 887
65–7417.7% · 631
75–8410.9% · 387
85+3.7% · 133

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van10.1% · 157
1 car or van38.1% · 591
2 cars or vans33.1% · 513
3 or more18.6% · 289
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright50.7% · 786
With mortgage26.4% · 409
Shared ownership0.3% · 5
Social rented7.8% · 121
Private rented14.8% · 229

Type of home

Detached house47.0% · 728
Semi-detached house35.2% · 546
Terraced house10.7% · 165
Purpose-built flat3.2% · 49
Converted house0.9% · 14
Other conversion0.5% · 7
Above shop / office1.0% · 16
Caravan, mobile1.5% · 24
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05013364
Constituency
Isle of Wight West
Region
South East
Density rank in council
38 of 39

Parishes in the ward

ArretonChillerton and GatcombeGodshillRookley

Other wards in the same constituency

BBrighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet39.3% aged 65+ · 79.4% owned3,064CCarisbrooke & Gunville22.7% aged 65+ · 71.6% owned3,595CChale, Niton & Shorwell34.9% aged 65+ · 77.1% owned3,459CCowes Medina16.5% aged 65+ · 60.7% owned4,614CCowes North24.7% aged 65+ · 59.2% owned2,773CCowes South & Northwood27.6% aged 65+ · 82.0% owned3,381CCowes West & Gurnard33.9% aged 65+ · 80.6% owned4,044EEast Cowes28.5% aged 65+ · 69.3% owned4,004FFairlee & Whippingham33.2% aged 65+ · 76.2% owned3,894FFreshwater North & Yarmouth43.5% aged 65+ · 73.6% owned3,080FFreshwater South38.9% aged 65+ · 72.5% owned3,655MMountjoy & Shide23.2% aged 65+ · 64.2% owned3,850NNewport Central20.3% aged 65+ · 43.2% owned3,733NNewport West21.2% aged 65+ · 73.4% owned3,575

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.