Electoral wardE05014369
Martock ward, Somerset
Martock is one of 55 electoral wards of Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 10,553 residents in 4,692 households — 208 people per km², the 22nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Glastonbury and Somerton constituency.
Residents, 202110,553council ward average 10,392
Households4,6922.25 residents per household
Density208/ km²about 50.64 km² · Somerset 166
Aged 65+25.7%Somerset: 24.8% · under 16: 16.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.1% · 539
5–95.3% · 563
10–156.1% · 645
16–193.7% · 387
20–244.4% · 465
25–3410.9% · 1,150
35–4916.4% · 1,733
50–6422.3% · 2,354
65–7413.8% · 1,459
75–848.9% · 940
85+3.0% · 316
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.2% · 477
1 car or van40.4% · 1,896
2 cars or vans33.7% · 1,580
3 or more15.8% · 739
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Somerset overall: 67.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.
Owned outright39.7% · 1,862
With mortgage27.6% · 1,298
Shared ownership0.7% · 35
Social rented14.3% · 672
Private rented17.6% · 825
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house27.2% · 1,279
Semi-detached house29.6% · 1,391
Terraced house33.0% · 1,550
Purpose-built flat6.1% · 284
Converted house1.6% · 75
Other conversion0.8% · 37
Above shop / office0.5% · 25
Caravan, mobile1.1% · 53
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014369- Council
- Somerset Council
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 28 of 55
Parishes in the ward
AshIlchesterLong LoadMartockStoke sub HamdonTintinhull
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% owned10,753GGlastonbury25.3% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned8,980MMendip 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.