Electoral wardE05014367
King Alfred ward, Somerset
King Alfred is one of 55 electoral wards of Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 9,830 residents in 4,140 households — 71 people per km², the 36th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bridgwater and Wells and Mendip Hills constituencies.
Residents, 20219,830council ward average 10,392
Households4,1402.37 residents per household
Density71/ km²about 139.24 km² · Somerset 166
Aged 65+30.3%Somerset: 24.8% · under 16: 14.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.0% · 292
5–94.3% · 426
10–156.7% · 663
16–194.7% · 464
20–243.8% · 370
25–346.7% · 661
35–4914.2% · 1,398
50–6426.3% · 2,581
65–7417.3% · 1,699
75–849.7% · 957
85+3.3% · 321
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.0% · 209
1 car or van31.4% · 1,301
2 cars or vans39.1% · 1,620
3 or more24.4% · 1,010
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Somerset overall: 67.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.
Owned outright53.5% · 2,214
With mortgage30.1% · 1,247
Shared ownership0.5% · 22
Social rented5.3% · 221
Private rented10.5% · 433
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house65.1% · 2,697
Semi-detached house24.5% · 1,016
Terraced house6.5% · 270
Purpose-built flat0.7% · 28
Converted house0.6% · 24
Other conversion0.7% · 29
Above shop / office0.3% · 13
Caravan, mobile1.5% · 63
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014367- Council
- Somerset Council
- Constituency
- Bridgwater, Wells and Mendip Hills
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 50 of 55
Parishes in the ward
AshcottBurtleCatcottEdingtonGreintonMarkMiddlezoyMoorlinchOtheryShapwickStawellWedmore
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% owned10,043HHuntspill28.7% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned9,828MMendip 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.