Electoral wardE05014349
Cannington ward, Somerset
Cannington is one of 55 electoral wards of Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 9,332 residents in 4,007 households — 88 people per km², the 46th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bridgwater constituency.
Residents, 20219,332council ward average 10,392
Households4,0072.33 residents per household
Density88/ km²about 105.57 km² · Somerset 166
Aged 65+29.1%Somerset: 24.8% · under 16: 15.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.6% · 339
5–94.6% · 432
10–157.4% · 692
16–194.6% · 430
20–243.9% · 361
25–348.6% · 805
35–4914.7% · 1,374
50–6423.4% · 2,183
65–7415.3% · 1,426
75–849.8% · 915
85+4.0% · 372
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.5% · 341
1 car or van37.2% · 1,491
2 cars or vans35.2% · 1,409
3 or more19.1% · 766
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Somerset overall: 67.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.
Owned outright50.4% · 2,018
With mortgage29.4% · 1,177
Shared ownership0.5% · 22
Social rented7.1% · 286
Private rented12.6% · 504
Type of home
Detached house45.6% · 1,829
Semi-detached house35.2% · 1,412
Terraced house13.6% · 544
Purpose-built flat1.8% · 71
Converted house0.9% · 37
Other conversion0.5% · 21
Above shop / office0.3% · 13
Caravan, mobile2.0% · 80
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014349- Council
- Somerset Council
- Constituency
- Bridgwater
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 45 of 55
Parishes in the ward
CanningtonChilton TrinityDurleighEnmoreFiddingtonGoathurstNether StoweyOtterhamptonOver StoweySpaxtonStockland BristolWembdon
Council offices in this ward
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% owned12,018BBridgwater West17.2% aged 65+ · 63.5% owned11,199BBurnham on Sea North35.6% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned9,803HHighbridge & 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.