Electoral wardE05014376
North Petherton ward, Somerset
North Petherton is one of 55 electoral wards of Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 10,456 residents in 4,192 households — 154 people per km², the 27th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bridgwater constituency.
Residents, 202110,456council ward average 10,392
Households4,1922.49 residents per household
Density154/ km²about 67.94 km² · Somerset 166
Aged 65+17.8%Somerset: 24.8% · under 16: 20.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.5% · 684
5–96.9% · 725
10–157.3% · 763
16–193.7% · 383
20–244.8% · 505
25–3414.0% · 1,469
35–4918.8% · 1,970
50–6420.1% · 2,101
65–749.5% · 994
75–846.0% · 632
85+2.2% · 230
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.5% · 356
1 car or van37.8% · 1,582
2 cars or vans38.7% · 1,619
3 or more15.1% · 631
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Somerset overall: 67.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.
Owned outright31.4% · 1,316
With mortgage38.7% · 1,622
Shared ownership1.2% · 52
Social rented11.0% · 462
Private rented17.5% · 734
Lives rent free0.0% · 2
Type of home
Detached house39.3% · 1,647
Semi-detached house34.7% · 1,455
Terraced house19.2% · 803
Purpose-built flat5.4% · 225
Converted house0.6% · 25
Other conversion0.2% · 9
Above shop / office0.3% · 12
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 13
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014376- Council
- Somerset Council
- Constituency
- Bridgwater
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 35 of 55
Parishes in the ward
BroomfieldLyngNorth PethertonThurloxton
Other wards in the same constituency
BBrent28.2% aged 65+ · 81.1% owned10,094BBridgwater East & Bawdrip19.6% aged 65+ · 70.8% owned12,291BBridgwater North & Central14.0% aged 65+ · 46.5% owned11,082BBridgwater South17.3% aged 65+ · 45.9% owned12,018BBridgwater West17.2% aged 65+ · 63.5% owned11,199BBurnham on Sea North35.6% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned9,803CCannington29.1% aged 65+ · 79.7% owned9,332HHighbridge & Burnham South26.3% aged 65+ · 60.9% owned10,043HHuntspill28.7% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned9,828KKing Alfred30.3% aged 65+ · 83.6% owned9,830
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.