Electoral wardE05014379
Somerton ward, Somerset
Somerton is one of 55 electoral wards of Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 10,295 residents in 4,533 households — 116 people per km², the 30th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Glastonbury and Somerton constituency.
Residents, 202110,295council ward average 10,392
Households4,5332.27 residents per household
Density116/ km²about 88.75 km² · Somerset 166
Aged 65+30.7%Somerset: 24.8% · under 16: 15.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.3% · 439
5–94.7% · 482
10–156.4% · 656
16–193.8% · 395
20–243.7% · 385
25–349.1% · 937
35–4913.9% · 1,436
50–6423.4% · 2,406
65–7415.7% · 1,618
75–8410.5% · 1,077
85+4.5% · 464
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.0% · 407
1 car or van36.8% · 1,669
2 cars or vans36.0% · 1,631
3 or more18.2% · 826
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Somerset overall: 67.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.
Owned outright49.1% · 2,226
With mortgage26.4% · 1,198
Shared ownership1.5% · 66
Social rented11.3% · 510
Private rented11.7% · 530
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house46.2% · 2,095
Semi-detached house33.4% · 1,512
Terraced house13.9% · 628
Purpose-built flat3.5% · 157
Converted house1.0% · 44
Other conversion0.5% · 24
Above shop / office0.3% · 13
Caravan, mobile1.3% · 60
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014379- Council
- Somerset Council
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 38 of 55
Parishes in the ward
Barton St. DavidCompton DundonKeinton MandevilleKingsdonKingwestonLong SuttonSomertonThe Charltons
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
BBlackmoor Vale28.3% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned9,204BBrympton15.4% aged 65+ · 66.0% owned9,425CCastle Cary27.5% aged 65+ · 71.7% owned10,547CCoker30.3% aged 65+ · 74.6% owned9,417CCurry Rivel & Langport30.6% aged 65+ · 74.9% owned10,753GGlastonbury25.3% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned8,980MMartock25.7% aged 65+ · 67.3% owned10,553MMendip South26.7% aged 65+ · 75.7% owned9,270SSouth Petherton & Islemoor31.4% aged 65+ · 73.4% owned10,420SStreet21.2% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned12,706WWincanton & Bruton22.4% aged 65+ · 63.4% owned11,792
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.