Electoral wardE05014352
Chard South ward, Somerset
Chard South is one of 55 electoral wards of Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 8,734 residents in 3,868 households — 513 people per km², the 51st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Yeovil constituency.
Residents, 20218,734council ward average 10,392
Households3,8682.26 residents per household
Density513/ km²about 17.02 km² · Somerset 166
Aged 65+26.8%Somerset: 24.8% · under 16: 16.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.8% · 419
5–94.8% · 420
10–157.1% · 623
16–193.8% · 330
20–244.5% · 391
25–3410.7% · 938
35–4916.8% · 1,464
50–6420.7% · 1,807
65–7414.0% · 1,219
75–849.1% · 797
85+3.7% · 325
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van17.6% · 681
1 car or van41.9% · 1,622
2 cars or vans28.0% · 1,083
3 or more12.5% · 482
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Somerset overall: 67.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.
Owned outright40.6% · 1,571
With mortgage23.9% · 926
Shared ownership1.1% · 42
Social rented19.2% · 741
Private rented15.0% · 580
Lives rent free0.2% · 7
Type of home
Detached house32.4% · 1,255
Semi-detached house30.3% · 1,174
Terraced house22.7% · 877
Purpose-built flat11.1% · 429
Converted house1.6% · 61
Other conversion0.6% · 25
Above shop / office1.2% · 45
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014352- Council
- Somerset Council
- Constituency
- Yeovil
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 24 of 55
Parishes in the ward
Chard TownTatworth and Forton
Other wards in the same constituency
BBrympton15.4% aged 65+ · 66.0% owned9,425CChard North25.6% aged 65+ · 67.3% owned10,683CCoker30.3% aged 65+ · 74.6% owned9,417CCrewkerne28.5% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned8,999IIlminster30.8% aged 65+ · 72.4% owned10,480SSouth Petherton & Islemoor31.4% aged 65+ · 73.4% owned10,420YYeovil Central22.8% aged 65+ · 61.8% owned11,041YYeovil East16.0% aged 65+ · 55.4% owned11,599YYeovil South21.7% aged 65+ · 62.6% owned10,332YYeovil West19.7% aged 65+ · 63.4% owned8,395
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.