Electoral wardE05014370
Mendip Central and East ward, Somerset
Mendip Central and East is one of 55 electoral wards of Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 9,484 residents in 3,942 households — 60 people per km², the 41st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Frome and East Somerset constituency.
Residents, 20219,484council ward average 10,392
Households3,9422.41 residents per household
Density60/ km²about 158.86 km² · Somerset 166
Aged 65+24.4%Somerset: 24.8% · under 16: 17.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.5% · 424
5–95.7% · 544
10–156.9% · 659
16–193.8% · 363
20–243.8% · 362
25–349.6% · 915
35–4916.6% · 1,572
50–6424.6% · 2,335
65–7413.8% · 1,312
75–848.1% · 771
85+2.4% · 227
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.4% · 292
1 car or van34.0% · 1,339
2 cars or vans37.6% · 1,483
3 or more21.0% · 828
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Somerset overall: 67.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.
Owned outright44.0% · 1,736
With mortgage29.0% · 1,144
Shared ownership0.5% · 21
Social rented11.7% · 460
Private rented14.7% · 578
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house41.3% · 1,628
Semi-detached house35.0% · 1,379
Terraced house19.1% · 754
Purpose-built flat2.9% · 114
Converted house0.6% · 24
Other conversion0.3% · 13
Above shop / office0.3% · 11
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 18
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014370- Council
- Somerset Council
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 53 of 55
Parishes in the ward
Buckland DinhamColefordCranmoreDoultingDownheadGreat ElmHemingtonLeigh-on-MendipMellsNunneyStoke St MichaelTrudoxhillWanstrowWhatleyWitham Friary
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.