Electoral wardE05014377
Rowbarton & Staplegrove ward, Somerset
Rowbarton & Staplegrove is one of 55 electoral wards of Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 10,498 residents in 4,512 households — 604 people per km², the 24th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Taunton and Wellington constituency.
Residents, 202110,498council ward average 10,392
Households4,5122.33 residents per household
Density604/ km²about 17.37 km² · Somerset 166
Aged 65+21.0%Somerset: 24.8% · under 16: 18.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.3% · 556
5–95.3% · 553
10–157.7% · 810
16–195.3% · 560
20–245.0% · 521
25–3413.2% · 1,387
35–4918.0% · 1,892
50–6419.2% · 2,019
65–7410.7% · 1,127
75–847.2% · 759
85+3.0% · 314
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van15.5% · 698
1 car or van46.9% · 2,118
2 cars or vans27.7% · 1,251
3 or more9.9% · 445
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Somerset overall: 67.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.
Owned outright36.7% · 1,654
With mortgage28.3% · 1,277
Shared ownership0.6% · 29
Social rented12.0% · 541
Private rented22.2% · 1,003
Lives rent free0.2% · 8
Type of home
Detached house21.8% · 982
Semi-detached house31.0% · 1,398
Terraced house32.4% · 1,460
Purpose-built flat10.4% · 470
Converted house3.2% · 146
Other conversion0.9% · 41
Above shop / office0.2% · 11
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014377- Council
- Somerset Council
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 22 of 55
Parishes in the ward
Kingston St. MaryNorton FitzwarrenTaunton
Other wards in the same constituency
BBishop's Hull & Taunton West25.0% aged 65+ · 62.0% owned10,962BBlackdown & Neroche26.6% aged 65+ · 71.7% owned10,906CComeytrowe & Trull30.2% aged 65+ · 76.3% owned10,060LLydeard20.1% aged 65+ · 71.8% owned10,935MMonkton & North Curry21.9% aged 65+ · 75.3% owned12,893TTaunton East14.7% aged 65+ · 42.7% owned12,017TTaunton North18.8% aged 65+ · 54.0% owned10,497TTaunton South21.8% aged 65+ · 61.7% owned11,284UUpper Tone30.2% aged 65+ · 76.0% owned9,413WWellington24.9% aged 65+ · 66.3% owned13,040
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.