Electoral wardE05014386
Watchet & Stogursey ward, Somerset
Watchet & Stogursey is one of 55 electoral wards of Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 9,636 residents in 4,487 households — 112 people per km², the 40th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Tiverton and Minehead constituency.
Residents, 20219,636council ward average 10,392
Households4,4872.15 residents per household
Density112/ km²about 85.73 km² · Somerset 166
Aged 65+33.1%Somerset: 24.8% · under 16: 14.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.8% · 363
5–94.9% · 469
10–155.7% · 554
16–193.1% · 300
20–244.0% · 387
25–348.8% · 849
35–4914.1% · 1,356
50–6422.5% · 2,171
65–7417.5% · 1,682
75–8411.4% · 1,096
85+4.2% · 408
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van16.0% · 720
1 car or van44.5% · 1,997
2 cars or vans27.7% · 1,245
3 or more11.7% · 525
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Somerset overall: 67.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.
Owned outright44.8% · 2,011
With mortgage18.5% · 832
Shared ownership0.6% · 26
Social rented17.2% · 774
Private rented18.8% · 844
Type of home
Detached house29.9% · 1,344
Semi-detached house34.8% · 1,561
Terraced house22.4% · 1,006
Purpose-built flat7.1% · 318
Converted house1.7% · 78
Other conversion1.2% · 53
Above shop / office1.2% · 53
Caravan, mobile1.7% · 75
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014386- Council
- Somerset Council
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 41 of 55
Parishes in the ward
East QuantoxheadHolfordKilveSampford BrettStogurseyStringstonWatchetWest QuantoxheadWilliton
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.