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Electoral wardE05010276

Backwell ward, North Somerset

Backwell is one of 35 electoral wards of North Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,815 residents in 1,887 households — 404 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Somerset constituency.

Residents, 20214,815council ward average 6,192
Households1,8872.55 residents per household
Density404/ km²about 11.92 km² · North Somerset 580
Aged 65+23.9%North Somerset: 23.9% · under 16: 20.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.4% · 211
5–96.9% · 331
10–159.2% · 445
16–194.3% · 209
20–243.7% · 178
25–346.5% · 314
35–4919.6% · 945
50–6421.4% · 1,030
65–7411.3% · 543
75–849.1% · 438
85+3.5% · 170

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van7.2% · 135
1 car or van36.4% · 687
2 cars or vans39.5% · 746
3 or more16.9% · 319
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; North Somerset overall: 71.6% owned, 9.2% social rented, 18.4% private rented.

Owned outright46.2% · 872
With mortgage37.1% · 700
Shared ownership0.3% · 5
Social rented6.1% · 115
Private rented10.4% · 196

Type of home

Detached house53.4% · 1,008
Semi-detached house31.5% · 594
Terraced house9.8% · 184
Purpose-built flat2.3% · 44
Converted house0.6% · 11
Other conversion0.3% · 5
Above shop / office0.8% · 15
Caravan, mobile1.4% · 26
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010276
Constituency
North Somerset
Region
South West
Density rank in council
25 of 35

Parishes in the ward

Backwell

Other wards in the same constituency

CClevedon East21.8% aged 65+ · 67.0% owned4,618CClevedon South22.7% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned4,200CClevedon Walton36.1% aged 65+ · 76.8% owned4,513CClevedon West30.0% aged 65+ · 69.6% owned3,863CClevedon Yeo22.4% aged 65+ · 80.1% owned4,208GGordano Valley32.7% aged 65+ · 88.8% owned4,166LLong Ashton23.1% aged 65+ · 81.5% owned8,943NNailsea Golden Valley27.5% aged 65+ · 89.7% owned4,264NNailsea West End29.5% aged 65+ · 76.7% owned3,247NNailsea Yeo30.3% aged 65+ · 72.0% owned3,968NNailsea Youngwood33.5% aged 65+ · 84.9% owned4,060PPill21.4% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned4,387PPortishead East11.8% aged 65+ · 66.4% owned8,253PPortishead North26.7% aged 65+ · 72.8% owned4,798

All 35 wards of North Somerset

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.