Banwell & Winscombe ward, North Somerset

Banwell & Winscombe is one of 35 electoral wards of North Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 8,220 residents in 3,561 households — 216 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Wells and Mendip Hills constituency.

Residents, 20218,220council ward average 6,192

Households3,5612.31 residents per household

Density216/ km²about 38.02 km² · North Somerset 580

Aged 65+31.8%North Somerset: 23.9% · under 16: 15.3%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.9% · 320

5–94.4% · 360

10–157.0% · 576

16–194.2% · 349

20–243.6% · 297

25–347.7% · 632

35–4915.2% · 1,246

50–6422.2% · 1,824

65–7415.4% · 1,266

75–8411.7% · 965

85+4.7% · 385

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van10.2% · 362

1 car or van37.3% · 1,330

2 cars or vans34.6% · 1,233

3 or more17.9% · 636

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright52.0% · 1,851

With mortgage28.6% · 1,019

Shared ownership0.7% · 24

Social rented7.5% · 268

Private rented11.2% · 399

Type of home

Detached house55.8% · 1,989

Semi-detached house25.5% · 908

Terraced house5.4% · 194

Purpose-built flat6.6% · 236

Converted house1.6% · 56

Other conversion0.6% · 20

Above shop / office0.7% · 24

Caravan, mobile3.8% · 136

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05010277
Council: North Somerset Council
Constituency: Wells and Mendip Hills
Region: South West
Density rank in council: 30 of 35

Parishes in the ward

BanwellLoxtonWinscombe and Sandford

Council offices in this ward

PBanwell Parish CouncilParish council · BS29 6DB PWinscombe & Sandford Parish CouncilParish council · BS25 1JA

Other wards in the same constituency

BBlagdon & Churchill23.7% aged 65+ · 75.1% owned4,292 CCongresbury & Puxton27.4% aged 65+ · 77.1% owned4,136 YYatton23.3% aged 65+ · 79.3% owned8,945

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.