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Electoral wardE05013377

Mountjoy & Shide ward, Isle of Wight

Mountjoy & Shide is one of 39 electoral wards of Isle of Wight Council (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 3,850 residents in 1,645 households — 1,195 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Isle of Wight West constituency.

Residents, 20213,850council ward average 3,602
Households1,6452.34 residents per household
Density1,195/ km²about 3.22 km² · Isle of Wight 370
Aged 65+23.2%Isle of Wight: 29.2% · under 16: 17.3%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.9% · 151
5–95.6% · 217
10–157.7% · 296
16–194.8% · 186
20–244.9% · 189
25–3410.5% · 403
35–4917.3% · 666
50–6422.1% · 849
65–7411.5% · 442
75–848.7% · 333
85+3.0% · 117

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van22.4% · 368
1 car or van44.6% · 733
2 cars or vans25.1% · 412
3 or more8.0% · 131
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright37.3% · 614
With mortgage26.9% · 442
Shared ownership0.7% · 11
Social rented20.0% · 329
Private rented15.0% · 247
Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house26.2% · 430
Semi-detached house38.2% · 628
Terraced house18.0% · 295
Purpose-built flat13.0% · 213
Converted house2.5% · 41
Other conversion1.9% · 32
Above shop / office0.2% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05013377
Constituency
Isle of Wight West
Region
South East
Density rank in council
19 of 39

Parishes in the ward

Newport and Carisbrooke

Other wards in the same constituency

BBrighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet39.3% aged 65+ · 79.4% owned3,064CCarisbrooke & Gunville22.7% aged 65+ · 71.6% owned3,595CCentral Rural32.4% aged 65+ · 77.1% owned3,555CChale, 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% owned3,655NNewport 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.