Electoral wardE05014366
Ilminster ward, Somerset
Ilminster is one of 55 electoral wards of Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 10,480 residents in 4,772 households — 125 people per km², the 26th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Yeovil constituency.
Residents, 202110,480council ward average 10,392
Households4,7722.2 residents per household
Density125/ km²about 83.91 km² · Somerset 166
Aged 65+30.8%Somerset: 24.8% · under 16: 15.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.4% · 458
5–95.0% · 521
10–156.2% · 650
16–193.3% · 346
20–243.6% · 376
25–349.8% · 1,025
35–4914.8% · 1,556
50–6422.1% · 2,319
65–7415.6% · 1,640
75–8410.5% · 1,103
85+4.6% · 486
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.6% · 552
1 car or van40.2% · 1,918
2 cars or vans33.4% · 1,595
3 or more14.8% · 707
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Somerset overall: 67.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.
Owned outright46.6% · 2,222
With mortgage25.9% · 1,235
Shared ownership0.8% · 37
Social rented11.7% · 560
Private rented14.9% · 713
Lives rent free0.1% · 5
Type of home
Detached house37.2% · 1,777
Semi-detached house30.0% · 1,431
Terraced house22.8% · 1,089
Purpose-built flat5.5% · 264
Converted house1.0% · 47
Other conversion1.2% · 56
Above shop / office0.8% · 38
Caravan, mobile1.5% · 70
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014366- Council
- Somerset Council
- Constituency
- Yeovil
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 37 of 55
Parishes in the ward
AshillBroadwayChaffcombeChillingtonCricket St. ThomasCudworthDonyattDowlish WakeHortonIlminsterKingstoneKnowle St. GilesWhitelackingtonWinsham
Other wards in the same constituency
BBrympton15.4% aged 65+ · 66.0% owned9,425CChard North25.6% aged 65+ · 67.3% owned10,683CChard South26.8% aged 65+ · 64.6% owned8,734CCoker30.3% aged 65+ · 74.6% owned9,417CCrewkerne28.5% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned8,999SSouth Petherton & Islemoor31.4% aged 65+ · 73.4% owned10,420YYeovil Central22.8% aged 65+ · 61.8% owned11,041YYeovil East16.0% aged 65+ · 55.4% owned11,599YYeovil South21.7% aged 65+ · 62.6% owned10,332YYeovil West19.7% aged 65+ · 63.4% owned8,395
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.