Electoral wardE05014380
South Petherton & Islemoor ward, Somerset
South Petherton & Islemoor is one of 55 electoral wards of Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 10,420 residents in 4,698 households — 130 people per km², the 28th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Glastonbury and Somerton and Yeovil constituencies.
Residents, 202110,420council ward average 10,392
Households4,6982.22 residents per household
Density130/ km²about 79.97 km² · Somerset 166
Aged 65+31.4%Somerset: 24.8% · under 16: 14.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.9% · 408
5–95.0% · 524
10–156.0% · 622
16–193.7% · 383
20–243.6% · 376
25–347.9% · 820
35–4915.4% · 1,603
50–6423.2% · 2,417
65–7417.0% · 1,774
75–8410.5% · 1,096
85+3.8% · 399
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.9% · 370
1 car or van39.4% · 1,852
2 cars or vans36.1% · 1,693
3 or more16.6% · 780
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Somerset overall: 67.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.
Owned outright48.8% · 2,292
With mortgage24.6% · 1,156
Shared ownership1.2% · 56
Social rented12.4% · 581
Private rented13.0% · 611
Lives rent free0.0% · 2
Type of home
Detached house39.7% · 1,864
Semi-detached house33.6% · 1,576
Terraced house22.5% · 1,058
Purpose-built flat1.6% · 75
Converted house0.7% · 31
Other conversion0.5% · 25
Above shop / office0.4% · 17
Caravan, mobile1.1% · 50
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014380- Council
- Somerset Council
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton, Yeovil
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 36 of 55
Parishes in the ward
BarringtonDinningtonHambridge and WestportHinton St. GeorgeIltonIsle AbbottsIsle BrewersLopenMerriottPuckingtonSeavington St MarySeavington St MichaelShepton BeauchampSouth PethertonStocklinch
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% owned10,547CChard North25.6% aged 65+ · 67.3% owned10,683CChard South26.8% aged 65+ · 64.6% owned8,734CCoker30.3% aged 65+ · 74.6% owned9,417CCrewkerne28.5% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned8,999CCurry Rivel & Langport30.6% aged 65+ · 74.9% owned10,753GGlastonbury25.3% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned8,980IIlminster30.8% aged 65+ · 72.4% owned10,480MMartock25.7% aged 65+ · 67.3% owned10,553MMendip South26.7% aged 65+ · 75.7% owned9,270SSomerton30.7% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned10,295SStreet21.2% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned12,706
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.