Electoral wardE05014345
Bridgwater South ward, Somerset
Bridgwater South is one of 55 electoral wards of Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 12,018 residents in 5,262 households — 4,842 people per km², the 6th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bridgwater constituency.
Residents, 202112,018council ward average 10,392
Households5,2622.28 residents per household
Density4,842/ km²about 2.48 km² · Somerset 166
Aged 65+17.3%Somerset: 24.8% · under 16: 18.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.5% · 666
5–96.0% · 723
10–157.4% · 886
16–194.2% · 500
20–246.3% · 754
25–3414.8% · 1,775
35–4919.6% · 2,357
50–6418.9% · 2,275
65–748.9% · 1,074
75–845.8% · 692
85+2.6% · 316
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van30.1% · 1,582
1 car or van41.7% · 2,195
2 cars or vans20.6% · 1,085
3 or more7.6% · 399
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Somerset overall: 67.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.
Owned outright23.6% · 1,240
With mortgage22.4% · 1,176
Shared ownership0.5% · 26
Social rented28.2% · 1,486
Private rented25.0% · 1,317
Lives rent free0.3% · 16
Type of home
Detached house8.3% · 437
Semi-detached house23.5% · 1,237
Terraced house38.3% · 2,014
Purpose-built flat23.7% · 1,249
Converted house2.4% · 126
Other conversion2.0% · 103
Above shop / office1.1% · 59
Caravan, mobile0.7% · 39
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014345- Council
- Somerset Council
- Constituency
- Bridgwater
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 1 of 55
Parishes in the ward
BridgwaterNorth Petherton
Other wards in the same constituency
BBrent28.2% aged 65+ · 81.1% owned10,094BBridgwater East & Bawdrip19.6% aged 65+ · 70.8% owned12,291BBridgwater North & Central14.0% aged 65+ · 46.5% owned11,082BBridgwater 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.