Electoral wardE05014354
Coker ward, Somerset
Coker is one of 55 electoral wards of Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 9,417 residents in 4,248 households — 114 people per km², the 43rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Glastonbury and Somerton and Yeovil constituencies.
Residents, 20219,417council ward average 10,392
Households4,2482.22 residents per household
Density114/ km²about 82.39 km² · Somerset 166
Aged 65+30.3%Somerset: 24.8% · under 16: 14.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.7% · 350
5–94.6% · 433
10–156.2% · 588
16–193.8% · 354
20–243.9% · 368
25–347.8% · 738
35–4915.2% · 1,430
50–6424.4% · 2,300
65–7416.0% · 1,509
75–8410.5% · 993
85+3.8% · 354
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.7% · 369
1 car or van38.0% · 1,613
2 cars or vans37.0% · 1,572
3 or more16.3% · 694
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Somerset overall: 67.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.
Owned outright49.2% · 2,088
With mortgage25.5% · 1,081
Shared ownership0.7% · 30
Social rented13.2% · 560
Private rented11.5% · 487
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house43.7% · 1,856
Semi-detached house29.1% · 1,237
Terraced house23.3% · 991
Purpose-built flat1.7% · 74
Converted house0.8% · 35
Other conversion0.8% · 35
Above shop / office0.3% · 13
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 7
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014354- Council
- Somerset Council
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton, Yeovil
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 40 of 55
Parishes in the ward
Barwick and StofordChiselboroughClosworthEast ChinnockEast CokerHardington MandevilleHaselbury PlucknettMontacuteNorth PerrottNorton sub HamdonOdcombeWest CokerWest and Middle Chinnock
Other wards in the same constituency
BBlackmoor Vale28.3% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned9,204BBrympton15.4% aged 65+ · 66.0% owned9,425CCastle Cary27.5% aged 65+ · 71.7% owned10,547CChard North25.6% aged 65+ · 67.3% owned10,683CChard South26.8% aged 65+ · 64.6% owned8,734CCrewkerne28.5% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned8,999CCurry Rivel & Langport30.6% aged 65+ · 74.9% owned10,753GGlastonbury25.3% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned8,980IIlminster30.8% aged 65+ · 72.4% owned10,480MMartock25.7% 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% owned12,706
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.