Electoral wardE05014372
Mendip South ward, Somerset
Mendip South is one of 55 electoral wards of Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 9,270 residents in 3,881 households — 60 people per km², the 47th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Frome and East Somerset and Glastonbury and Somerton and Wells and Mendip Hills constituencies.
Residents, 20219,270council ward average 10,392
Households3,8812.39 residents per household
Density60/ km²about 155.28 km² · Somerset 166
Aged 65+26.7%Somerset: 24.8% · under 16: 15.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.1% · 381
5–94.7% · 437
10–156.7% · 617
16–193.9% · 364
20–243.8% · 355
25–348.5% · 792
35–4915.5% · 1,433
50–6426.1% · 2,417
65–7414.7% · 1,367
75–848.9% · 826
85+3.0% · 281
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.7% · 220
1 car or van33.5% · 1,301
2 cars or vans37.8% · 1,467
3 or more23.0% · 893
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Somerset overall: 67.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.
Owned outright48.6% · 1,888
With mortgage27.1% · 1,052
Shared ownership0.9% · 34
Social rented7.1% · 274
Private rented16.4% · 637
Type of home
Detached house52.8% · 2,048
Semi-detached house29.3% · 1,136
Terraced house13.0% · 506
Purpose-built flat1.8% · 71
Converted house1.0% · 38
Other conversion0.8% · 31
Above shop / office0.3% · 10
Caravan, mobile1.1% · 41
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014372- Council
- Somerset Council
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 53 of 55
Parishes in the ward
BaltonsboroughBatcombeButleighDitcheatEast PennardEvercreechLamyattLydford-on-FosseMilton ClevedonPiltonPylleUpton NobleWest BradleyWest Pennard
Other wards in the same constituency
BBlackmoor Vale28.3% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned9,204BBrent28.2% aged 65+ · 81.1% owned10,094BBrympton15.4% aged 65+ · 66.0% owned9,425CCastle Cary27.5% aged 65+ · 71.7% owned10,547CCheddar26.5% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned9,365CCoker30.3% aged 65+ · 74.6% owned9,417CCurry Rivel & Langport30.6% aged 65+ · 74.9% owned10,753FFrome East18.1% aged 65+ · 66.0% owned13,128FFrome North27.4% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned9,656FFrome West20.7% aged 65+ · 59.3% owned10,558GGlastonbury25.3% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned8,980HHuntspill28.7% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned9,828KKing Alfred30.3% aged 65+ · 83.6% owned9,830MMartock25.7% aged 65+ · 67.3% owned10,553
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.