Electoral wardE05014365
Huntspill ward, Somerset
Huntspill is one of 55 electoral wards of Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 9,828 residents in 4,274 households — 164 people per km², the 37th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bridgwater and Wells and Mendip Hills constituencies.
Residents, 20219,828council ward average 10,392
Households4,2742.3 residents per household
Density164/ km²about 59.89 km² · Somerset 166
Aged 65+28.7%Somerset: 24.8% · under 16: 15.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.4% · 435
5–94.7% · 466
10–156.2% · 607
16–193.6% · 353
20–244.1% · 404
25–3410.1% · 990
35–4915.1% · 1,482
50–6423.1% · 2,275
65–7415.8% · 1,550
75–849.9% · 970
85+3.0% · 297
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.1% · 345
1 car or van36.1% · 1,545
2 cars or vans37.4% · 1,600
3 or more18.4% · 785
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Somerset overall: 67.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.
Owned outright47.5% · 2,029
With mortgage30.0% · 1,284
Shared ownership1.7% · 74
Social rented11.1% · 473
Private rented9.6% · 412
Lives rent free0.1% · 4
Type of home
Detached house43.1% · 1,843
Semi-detached house37.4% · 1,598
Terraced house14.5% · 621
Purpose-built flat1.9% · 82
Converted house1.0% · 42
Other conversion0.3% · 14
Above shop / office0.3% · 11
Caravan, mobile1.5% · 62
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014365- Council
- Somerset Council
- Constituency
- Bridgwater, Wells and Mendip Hills
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 34 of 55
Parishes in the ward
Chilton PoldenCossingtonEast HuntspillPawlettPuritonWest HuntspillWoolavington
Other wards in the same constituency
BBrent28.2% aged 65+ · 81.1% owned10,094BBridgwater East & Bawdrip19.6% aged 65+ · 70.8% owned12,291BBridgwater North & Central14.0% aged 65+ · 46.5% owned11,082BBridgwater South17.3% aged 65+ · 45.9% owned12,018BBridgwater West17.2% aged 65+ · 63.5% owned11,199BBurnham on Sea North35.6% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned9,803CCannington29.1% aged 65+ · 79.7% owned9,332CCheddar26.5% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned9,365HHighbridge & Burnham South26.3% aged 65+ · 60.9% owned10,043KKing 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% owned10,127NNorth Petherton17.8% aged 65+ · 70.2% owned10,456
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.