Electoral wardE05014344
Bridgwater North & Central ward, Somerset
Bridgwater North & Central is one of 55 electoral wards of Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 11,082 residents in 4,565 households — 3,073 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bridgwater constituency.
Residents, 202111,082council ward average 10,392
Households4,5652.43 residents per household
Density3,073/ km²about 3.61 km² · Somerset 166
Aged 65+14.0%Somerset: 24.8% · under 16: 21.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.4% · 706
5–97.2% · 795
10–157.7% · 857
16–194.6% · 509
20–246.0% · 670
25–3415.9% · 1,765
35–4920.0% · 2,220
50–6418.1% · 2,006
65–747.9% · 877
75–844.5% · 495
85+1.6% · 182
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van27.3% · 1,247
1 car or van43.7% · 1,994
2 cars or vans22.4% · 1,023
3 or more6.6% · 302
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Somerset overall: 67.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.
Owned outright22.8% · 1,041
With mortgage23.7% · 1,083
Shared ownership0.8% · 35
Social rented25.3% · 1,156
Private rented27.3% · 1,245
Lives rent free0.1% · 5
Type of home
Detached house5.9% · 269
Semi-detached house28.2% · 1,290
Terraced house48.5% · 2,216
Purpose-built flat13.5% · 617
Converted house1.8% · 82
Other conversion0.8% · 37
Above shop / office1.2% · 54
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014344- Council
- Somerset Council
- Constituency
- Bridgwater
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 8 of 55
Parishes in the ward
Bridgwater
Other wards in the same constituency
BBrent28.2% aged 65+ · 81.1% owned10,094BBridgwater East & Bawdrip19.6% aged 65+ · 70.8% owned12,291BBridgwater 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% owned9,332HHighbridge & Burnham South26.3% aged 65+ · 60.9% owned10,043HHuntspill28.7% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned9,828KKing Alfred30.3% aged 65+ · 83.6% owned9,830NNorth 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.