Electoral wardE05014342
Brent ward, Somerset
Brent is one of 55 electoral wards of Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 10,094 residents in 4,231 households — 112 people per km², the 32nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bridgwater and Wells and Mendip Hills constituencies.
Residents, 202110,094council ward average 10,392
Households4,2312.39 residents per household
Density112/ km²about 90.29 km² · Somerset 166
Aged 65+28.2%Somerset: 24.8% · under 16: 14.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.5% · 357
5–94.7% · 477
10–156.6% · 665
16–193.6% · 365
20–244.3% · 436
25–347.7% · 774
35–4915.4% · 1,551
50–6426.0% · 2,623
65–7415.6% · 1,577
75–849.6% · 973
85+3.0% · 298
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.8% · 286
1 car or van35.1% · 1,484
2 cars or vans35.5% · 1,503
3 or more22.6% · 958
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Somerset overall: 67.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.
Owned outright50.3% · 2,128
With mortgage30.8% · 1,305
Shared ownership0.7% · 29
Social rented4.3% · 180
Private rented13.9% · 589
Type of home
Detached house54.8% · 2,320
Semi-detached house26.3% · 1,115
Terraced house6.8% · 288
Purpose-built flat4.2% · 176
Converted house1.0% · 44
Other conversion0.5% · 20
Above shop / office0.3% · 11
Caravan, mobile6.1% · 259
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014342- Council
- Somerset Council
- Constituency
- Bridgwater, Wells and Mendip Hills
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 42 of 55
Parishes in the ward
BadgworthBerrowBreanBrent KnollBurnham WithoutChapel AllertonCompton BishopEast BrentLympshamWeare
Other wards in the same constituency
BBridgwater East & Bawdrip19.6% aged 65+ · 70.8% owned12,291BBridgwater North & Central14.0% aged 65+ · 46.5% owned11,082BBridgwater South17.3% aged 65+ · 45.9% owned12,018BBridgwater West17.2% aged 65+ · 63.5% owned11,199BBurnham on Sea North35.6% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned9,803CCannington29.1% aged 65+ · 79.7% owned9,332CCheddar26.5% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned9,365HHighbridge & Burnham South26.3% aged 65+ · 60.9% owned10,043HHuntspill28.7% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned9,828KKing Alfred30.3% aged 65+ · 83.6% owned9,830MMendip Hills24.7% aged 65+ · 73.9% owned9,864MMendip South26.7% aged 65+ · 75.7% owned9,270MMendip West25.6% aged 65+ · 76.5% owned10,127NNorth Petherton17.8% aged 65+ · 70.2% owned10,456
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.