Electoral wardE05014350
Castle Cary ward, Somerset
Castle Cary is one of 55 electoral wards of Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 10,547 residents in 4,270 households — 85 people per km², the 23rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Glastonbury and Somerton constituency.
Residents, 202110,547council ward average 10,392
Households4,2702.47 residents per household
Density85/ km²about 124.08 km² · Somerset 166
Aged 65+27.5%Somerset: 24.8% · under 16: 14.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.3% · 351
5–94.2% · 447
10–156.6% · 696
16–193.9% · 408
20–247.9% · 829
25–3410.9% · 1,145
35–4913.7% · 1,447
50–6422.0% · 2,321
65–7413.9% · 1,463
75–849.7% · 1,019
85+4.0% · 422
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.0% · 383
1 car or van38.1% · 1,626
2 cars or vans35.3% · 1,508
3 or more17.6% · 752
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Somerset overall: 67.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.
Owned outright47.1% · 2,011
With mortgage24.6% · 1,052
Shared ownership1.2% · 51
Social rented11.7% · 502
Private rented15.4% · 656
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house43.1% · 1,841
Semi-detached house28.1% · 1,199
Terraced house21.6% · 921
Purpose-built flat4.1% · 174
Converted house0.9% · 37
Other conversion0.9% · 37
Above shop / office0.7% · 29
Caravan, mobile0.7% · 31
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014350- Council
- Somerset Council
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 47 of 55
Parishes in the ward
AlfordAnsfordBabcaryBratton SeymourCastle CaryChilton CanteloLovingtonMarston MagnaMudfordNorth BarrowNorth CadburyQueen CamelRimptonSouth BarrowSparkfordWest CamelYarlingtonYeovilton and District
Other wards in the same constituency
BBlackmoor Vale28.3% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned9,204BBrympton15.4% aged 65+ · 66.0% owned9,425CCoker30.3% aged 65+ · 74.6% owned9,417CCurry Rivel & Langport30.6% aged 65+ · 74.9% owned10,753GGlastonbury25.3% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned8,980MMartock25.7% aged 65+ · 67.3% owned10,553MMendip South26.7% aged 65+ · 75.7% owned9,270SSomerton30.7% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned10,295SSouth Petherton & Islemoor31.4% aged 65+ · 73.4% owned10,420SStreet21.2% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned12,706WWincanton & Bruton22.4% aged 65+ · 63.4% owned11,792
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.