Electoral wardE05004199
Maldon West ward, Maldon
Maldon West is one of 17 electoral wards of Maldon District Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 4,191 residents in 1,811 households — 1,475 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Maldon constituency; for county elections it is in the Maldon division.
Residents, 20214,191council ward average 3,894
Households1,8112.31 residents per household
Density1,475/ km²about 2.84 km² · Maldon 185
Aged 65+26.9%Maldon: 25.0% · under 16: 15.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.1% · 214
5–94.9% · 205
10–155.2% · 219
16–193.7% · 156
20–245.0% · 209
25–3412.3% · 514
35–4915.3% · 643
50–6421.6% · 905
65–7414.4% · 605
75–849.4% · 395
85+3.0% · 126
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van12.7% · 231
1 car or van33.4% · 606
2 cars or vans38.8% · 703
3 or more15.1% · 273
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Maldon overall: 76.2% owned, 11.2% social rented, 11.7% private rented.
Owned outright45.2% · 818
With mortgage34.0% · 615
Shared ownership2.2% · 39
Social rented10.7% · 194
Private rented8.0% · 145
Type of home
Detached house38.9% · 704
Semi-detached house37.1% · 672
Terraced house15.2% · 276
Purpose-built flat8.2% · 148
Converted house0.2% · 4
Above shop / office0.1% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05004199- Council
- Maldon District Council
- County council
- Essex County Council
- County division
- Maldon
- Constituency
- Maldon
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 4 of 17
Parishes in the ward
Maldon
Other wards in the same constituency
AAlthorne27.2% aged 65+ · 82.5% owned4,337BBurnham-on-Crouch North25.1% aged 65+ · 77.2% owned4,682BBurnham-on-Crouch South27.0% aged 65+ · 67.8% owned4,168HHeybridge East22.7% aged 65+ · 82.3% owned4,098HHeybridge West18.3% aged 65+ · 67.2% owned4,810MMaldon East18.0% aged 65+ · 53.8% owned2,500MMaldon North31.6% aged 65+ · 62.1% owned4,409MMaldon South23.5% aged 65+ · 80.8% owned3,839MMayland24.6% aged 65+ · 84.5% owned4,450PPurleigh24.8% aged 65+ · 84.5% owned3,524SSouthminster20.5% aged 65+ · 72.3% owned4,828TTillingham25.3% aged 65+ · 76.9% owned2,332
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.