Electoral wardE05014341
Blackmoor Vale ward, Somerset
Blackmoor Vale is one of 55 electoral wards of Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 9,204 residents in 4,098 households — 99 people per km², the 48th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Glastonbury and Somerton constituency.
Residents, 20219,204council ward average 10,392
Households4,0982.25 residents per household
Density99/ km²about 92.69 km² · Somerset 166
Aged 65+28.3%Somerset: 24.8% · under 16: 16.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.7% · 432
5–95.4% · 493
10–156.1% · 564
16–193.2% · 297
20–244.2% · 385
25–349.9% · 908
35–4915.5% · 1,424
50–6422.7% · 2,093
65–7415.5% · 1,429
75–8410.0% · 917
85+2.8% · 259
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.8% · 318
1 car or van38.2% · 1,567
2 cars or vans37.3% · 1,530
3 or more16.7% · 683
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Somerset overall: 67.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.
Owned outright45.2% · 1,853
With mortgage26.1% · 1,070
Shared ownership1.1% · 44
Social rented12.5% · 514
Private rented15.0% · 616
Type of home
Detached house40.6% · 1,665
Semi-detached house33.0% · 1,354
Terraced house20.5% · 840
Purpose-built flat3.8% · 154
Converted house0.8% · 31
Other conversion1.0% · 39
Above shop / office0.2% · 10
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014341- Council
- Somerset Council
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 43 of 55
Parishes in the ward
Abbas and TemplecombeCharlton HorethorneCompton PauncefootCorton DenhamHenstridgeHoltonHorsingtonMapertonMilborne PortNorth CheritonSouth Cadbury and Sutton Montis
Other wards in the same constituency
BBrympton15.4% aged 65+ · 66.0% owned9,425CCastle Cary27.5% aged 65+ · 71.7% owned10,547CCoker30.3% aged 65+ · 74.6% owned9,417CCurry Rivel & Langport30.6% aged 65+ · 74.9% owned10,753GGlastonbury25.3% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned8,980MMartock25.7% aged 65+ · 67.3% owned10,553MMendip South26.7% aged 65+ · 75.7% owned9,270SSomerton30.7% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned10,295SSouth Petherton & Islemoor31.4% aged 65+ · 73.4% owned10,420SStreet21.2% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned12,706WWincanton & Bruton22.4% aged 65+ · 63.4% owned11,792
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.