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Ryde West ward, Isle of Wight

Ryde West is one of 39 electoral wards of Isle of Wight Council (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 3,229 residents in 1,424 households — 4,089 people per km², the 34th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Isle of Wight East constituency.

Residents, 20213,229council ward average 3,602
Households1,4242.27 residents per household
Density4,089/ km²about 0.79 km² · Isle of Wight 370
Aged 65+22.7%Isle of Wight: 29.2% · under 16: 19.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.9% · 157
5–96.4% · 208
10–158.6% · 278
16–194.5% · 145
20–244.5% · 145
25–349.4% · 303
35–4918.6% · 599
50–6420.4% · 659
65–7411.6% · 374
75–848.4% · 270
85+2.8% · 90

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van27.2% · 387
1 car or van43.6% · 622
2 cars or vans21.8% · 310
3 or more7.4% · 106
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright37.2% · 530
With mortgage24.0% · 342
Shared ownership0.8% · 11
Social rented17.3% · 247
Private rented20.8% · 296

Type of home

Detached house21.1% · 300
Semi-detached house47.7% · 679
Terraced house17.0% · 242
Purpose-built flat8.4% · 119
Converted house3.7% · 53
Other conversion0.9% · 13
Above shop / office1.1% · 16
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.