Electoral wardE05014374
Minehead ward, Somerset
Minehead is one of 55 electoral wards of Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 8,642 residents in 4,175 households — 1,001 people per km², the 53rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Tiverton and Minehead constituency.
Residents, 20218,642council ward average 10,392
Households4,1752.07 residents per household
Density1,001/ km²about 8.64 km² · Somerset 166
Aged 65+37.1%Somerset: 24.8% · under 16: 11.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.8% · 325
5–94.3% · 368
10–153.9% · 338
16–193.2% · 275
20–244.6% · 396
25–349.0% · 775
35–4912.8% · 1,109
50–6421.4% · 1,851
65–7416.9% · 1,462
75–8413.2% · 1,140
85+7.0% · 605
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van21.9% · 915
1 car or van48.2% · 2,013
2 cars or vans21.1% · 881
3 or more8.8% · 366
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Somerset overall: 67.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.
Owned outright50.0% · 2,086
With mortgage16.9% · 705
Shared ownership0.4% · 18
Social rented9.0% · 374
Private rented23.8% · 992
Type of home
Detached house24.9% · 1,040
Semi-detached house26.4% · 1,102
Terraced house16.9% · 706
Purpose-built flat18.3% · 764
Converted house8.4% · 351
Other conversion2.9% · 122
Above shop / office2.0% · 84
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 6
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014374- Council
- Somerset Council
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 18 of 55
Parishes in the ward
Minehead
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.