Electoral wardE05014371
Mendip Hills ward, Somerset
Mendip Hills is one of 55 electoral wards of Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 9,864 residents in 3,955 households — 64 people per km², the 35th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Frome and East Somerset and Wells and Mendip Hills constituencies.
Residents, 20219,864council ward average 10,392
Households3,9552.49 residents per household
Density64/ km²about 153.41 km² · Somerset 166
Aged 65+24.7%Somerset: 24.8% · under 16: 16.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.6% · 359
5–94.5% · 447
10–158.1% · 797
16–195.1% · 501
20–244.0% · 398
25–348.8% · 865
35–4917.1% · 1,692
50–6424.0% · 2,367
65–7413.8% · 1,359
75–848.0% · 794
85+2.9% · 287
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.2% · 244
1 car or van32.9% · 1,301
2 cars or vans38.6% · 1,526
3 or more22.4% · 884
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Somerset overall: 67.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.
Owned outright43.2% · 1,708
With mortgage30.7% · 1,215
Shared ownership0.5% · 19
Social rented8.1% · 319
Private rented17.6% · 695
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house49.0% · 1,937
Semi-detached house29.0% · 1,145
Terraced house16.2% · 641
Purpose-built flat1.3% · 53
Converted house1.3% · 53
Other conversion2.5% · 99
Above shop / office0.3% · 13
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 14
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014371- Council
- Somerset Council
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset, Wells and Mendip Hills
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 52 of 55
Parishes in the ward
AshwickBinegarChewton MendipChilcomptonEmboroughHolcombeKilmersdonLittonPriddySt Cuthbert OutSton EastonStratton on the Fosse
Other wards in the same constituency
BBrent28.2% aged 65+ · 81.1% owned10,094CCheddar26.5% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned9,365FFrome East18.1% aged 65+ · 66.0% owned13,128FFrome North27.4% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned9,656FFrome West20.7% aged 65+ · 59.3% owned10,558HHuntspill28.7% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned9,828KKing Alfred30.3% aged 65+ · 83.6% owned9,830MMendip Central and East24.4% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned9,484MMendip South26.7% aged 65+ · 75.7% owned9,270MMendip West25.6% aged 65+ · 76.5% owned10,127SShepton Mallet19.7% aged 65+ · 64.0% owned11,170WWells30.8% aged 65+ · 67.7% owned11,145
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.