Electoral wardE05014363
Glastonbury ward, Somerset
Glastonbury is one of 55 electoral wards of Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 8,980 residents in 4,306 households — 443 people per km², the 50th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Glastonbury and Somerton constituency.
Residents, 20218,980council ward average 10,392
Households4,3062.09 residents per household
Density443/ km²about 20.28 km² · Somerset 166
Aged 65+25.3%Somerset: 24.8% · under 16: 14.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.1% · 371
5–93.9% · 349
10–156.4% · 577
16–193.4% · 301
20–244.2% · 373
25–3410.1% · 909
35–4917.3% · 1,550
50–6425.4% · 2,282
65–7414.0% · 1,254
75–847.8% · 696
85+3.5% · 318
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van19.0% · 817
1 car or van45.8% · 1,970
2 cars or vans26.0% · 1,120
3 or more9.2% · 398
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Somerset overall: 67.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.
Owned outright42.1% · 1,813
With mortgage21.4% · 923
Shared ownership1.9% · 83
Social rented13.7% · 588
Private rented20.8% · 895
Lives rent free0.0% · 2
Type of home
Detached house27.0% · 1,161
Semi-detached house27.7% · 1,194
Terraced house26.9% · 1,159
Purpose-built flat11.8% · 507
Converted house3.7% · 158
Other conversion0.7% · 29
Above shop / office1.5% · 64
Caravan, mobile0.8% · 34
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014363- Council
- Somerset Council
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 25 of 55
Parishes in the ward
Glastonbury
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% owned10,547CCoker30.3% aged 65+ · 74.6% owned9,417CCurry Rivel & Langport30.6% aged 65+ · 74.9% owned10,753MMartock25.7% 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.