Electoral wardE05014346
Bridgwater West ward, Somerset
Bridgwater West is one of 55 electoral wards of Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 11,199 residents in 4,661 households — 4,236 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bridgwater constituency.
Residents, 202111,199council ward average 10,392
Households4,6612.4 residents per household
Density4,236/ km²about 2.64 km² · Somerset 166
Aged 65+17.2%Somerset: 24.8% · under 16: 19.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.2% · 583
5–96.1% · 682
10–158.3% · 932
16–194.7% · 528
20–246.1% · 679
25–3413.1% · 1,469
35–4920.0% · 2,241
50–6419.2% · 2,155
65–749.4% · 1,049
75–845.3% · 592
85+2.6% · 289
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.9% · 650
1 car or van43.2% · 2,015
2 cars or vans30.7% · 1,433
3 or more12.1% · 563
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Somerset overall: 67.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.
Owned outright31.4% · 1,464
With mortgage32.1% · 1,499
Shared ownership0.8% · 37
Social rented12.4% · 579
Private rented23.2% · 1,084
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house21.6% · 1,006
Semi-detached house38.4% · 1,791
Terraced house24.1% · 1,123
Purpose-built flat14.0% · 654
Converted house0.8% · 38
Other conversion0.6% · 29
Above shop / office0.1% · 6
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 14
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014346- Council
- Somerset Council
- Constituency
- Bridgwater
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 3 of 55
Parishes in the ward
BridgwaterDurleighWembdon
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 South17.3% aged 65+ · 45.9% owned12,018BBurnham 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.