Wickham Bishops and Woodham ward, Maldon

Wickham Bishops and Woodham is one of 17 electoral wards of Maldon District Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 3,690 residents in 1,500 households — 96 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Witham constituency; for county elections it is in the Heybridge and Tollesbury and Maldon divisions.

Residents, 20213,690council ward average 3,894

Households1,5002.46 residents per household

Density96/ km²about 38.52 km² · Maldon 185

Aged 65+30.0%Maldon: 25.0% · under 16: 15.3%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.3% · 120

5–94.3% · 160

10–157.7% · 284

16–194.6% · 169

20–244.0% · 148

25–346.5% · 240

35–4915.3% · 564

50–6424.4% · 899

65–7415.6% · 577

75–8410.8% · 398

85+3.5% · 130

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van6.2% · 93

1 car or van27.7% · 415

2 cars or vans39.8% · 597

3 or more26.3% · 395

Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Maldon overall: 76.2% owned, 11.2% social rented, 11.7% private rented.

Owned outright54.2% · 813

With mortgage31.0% · 465

Shared ownership0.5% · 7

Social rented6.9% · 103

Private rented7.4% · 111

Type of home

Detached house71.8% · 1,076

Semi-detached house20.7% · 311

Terraced house3.9% · 59

Purpose-built flat1.1% · 17

Converted house0.2% · 3

Other conversion0.2% · 3

Above shop / office0.5% · 7

Caravan, mobile1.5% · 23

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05004206
Council: Maldon District Council
County council: Essex County Council
County division: Heybridge and Tollesbury, Maldon
Constituency: Witham
Region: East of England
Density rank in council: 14 of 17

Parishes in the ward

HazeleighLangfordLittle BraxtedUltingWickham BishopsWoodham MortimerWoodham Walter

Other wards in the same constituency

GGreat Totham26.3% aged 65+ · 84.4% owned3,862 TTollesbury26.0% aged 65+ · 83.8% owned2,087 TTolleshunt D'Arcy26.8% aged 65+ · 76.7% owned4,398

All 17 wards of Maldon

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.