Electoral wardE05014353
Cheddar ward, Somerset
Cheddar is one of 55 electoral wards of Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 9,365 residents in 4,062 households — 200 people per km², the 45th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Wells and Mendip Hills constituency.
Residents, 20219,365council ward average 10,392
Households4,0622.31 residents per household
Density200/ km²about 46.83 km² · Somerset 166
Aged 65+26.5%Somerset: 24.8% · under 16: 16.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.1% · 388
5–95.0% · 472
10–157.4% · 693
16–194.2% · 393
20–244.1% · 380
25–348.8% · 821
35–4916.9% · 1,582
50–6423.0% · 2,153
65–7413.6% · 1,273
75–849.0% · 843
85+3.9% · 369
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.7% · 436
1 car or van38.2% · 1,551
2 cars or vans34.9% · 1,418
3 or more16.2% · 657
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Somerset overall: 67.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.
Owned outright44.7% · 1,817
With mortgage30.0% · 1,218
Shared ownership1.5% · 62
Social rented9.8% · 400
Private rented13.8% · 561
Lives rent free0.1% · 4
Type of home
Detached house46.2% · 1,878
Semi-detached house25.2% · 1,022
Terraced house15.1% · 613
Purpose-built flat8.5% · 345
Converted house1.9% · 77
Other conversion1.9% · 78
Above shop / office0.7% · 30
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 18
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014353- Council
- Somerset Council
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 29 of 55
Parishes in the ward
AxbridgeCheddarShipham
Other wards in the same constituency
BBrent28.2% aged 65+ · 81.1% owned10,094HHuntspill28.7% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned9,828KKing Alfred30.3% aged 65+ · 83.6% owned9,830MMendip Hills24.7% aged 65+ · 73.9% owned9,864MMendip South26.7% aged 65+ · 75.7% owned9,270MMendip West25.6% aged 65+ · 76.5% owned10,127SShepton Mallet19.7% aged 65+ · 64.0% owned11,170WWells30.8% aged 65+ · 67.7% owned11,145
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.