Electoral wardE05014359
Dunster ward, Somerset
Dunster is one of 55 electoral wards of Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 8,734 residents in 4,024 households — 71 people per km², the 51st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Tiverton and Minehead constituency.
Residents, 20218,734council ward average 10,392
Households4,0242.17 residents per household
Density71/ km²about 122.32 km² · Somerset 166
Aged 65+33.9%Somerset: 24.8% · under 16: 13.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.4% · 297
5–94.3% · 376
10–155.7% · 501
16–193.6% · 311
20–243.4% · 301
25–348.2% · 713
35–4913.3% · 1,158
50–6424.2% · 2,115
65–7417.6% · 1,539
75–8411.9% · 1,035
85+4.4% · 385
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van14.2% · 570
1 car or van42.3% · 1,704
2 cars or vans30.4% · 1,222
3 or more13.1% · 528
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Somerset overall: 67.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.
Owned outright49.0% · 1,971
With mortgage18.6% · 747
Shared ownership0.6% · 23
Social rented16.9% · 679
Private rented15.0% · 602
Lives rent free0.1% · 4
Type of home
Detached house39.0% · 1,570
Semi-detached house33.7% · 1,356
Terraced house18.9% · 760
Purpose-built flat4.0% · 162
Converted house1.5% · 60
Other conversion1.0% · 42
Above shop / office0.7% · 27
Caravan, mobile1.2% · 49
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014359- Council
- Somerset Council
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 49 of 55
Parishes in the ward
BicknollerCarhamptonCrowcombeDunsterElworthyMineheadMonksilverNettlecombeOld CleeveStogumberWithycombe
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.