Electoral wardE05014373
Mendip West ward, Somerset
Mendip West is one of 55 electoral wards of Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 10,127 residents in 4,203 households — 76 people per km², the 31st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Wells and Mendip Hills constituency.
Residents, 202110,127council ward average 10,392
Households4,2032.41 residents per household
Density76/ km²about 134.13 km² · Somerset 166
Aged 65+25.6%Somerset: 24.8% · under 16: 16.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.6% · 467
5–95.4% · 549
10–156.9% · 697
16–194.3% · 432
20–244.1% · 417
25–348.3% · 837
35–4916.6% · 1,679
50–6424.2% · 2,451
65–7413.9% · 1,404
75–848.8% · 896
85+2.9% · 297
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.8% · 285
1 car or van35.0% · 1,473
2 cars or vans38.2% · 1,608
3 or more19.9% · 838
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Somerset overall: 67.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.
Owned outright46.6% · 1,958
With mortgage29.9% · 1,255
Shared ownership1.5% · 62
Social rented8.6% · 362
Private rented13.4% · 564
Type of home
Detached house55.8% · 2,343
Semi-detached house25.9% · 1,090
Terraced house13.9% · 582
Purpose-built flat1.5% · 65
Converted house1.1% · 47
Other conversion0.6% · 26
Above shop / office0.2% · 10
Caravan, mobile0.9% · 39
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014373- Council
- Somerset Council
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 48 of 55
Parishes in the ward
GodneyMeareNorth WoottonRodney StokeSharphamSt Cuthbert OutWaltonWestburyWookey
Other wards in the same constituency
BBrent28.2% aged 65+ · 81.1% owned10,094CCheddar26.5% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned9,365HHuntspill28.7% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned9,828KKing Alfred30.3% aged 65+ · 83.6% owned9,830MMendip Hills24.7% aged 65+ · 73.9% owned9,864MMendip South26.7% aged 65+ · 75.7% owned9,270SShepton 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.