Electoral wardE05014387
Wellington ward, Somerset
Wellington is one of 55 electoral wards of Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 13,040 residents in 5,878 households — 1,806 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Taunton and Wellington constituency.
Residents, 202113,040council ward average 10,392
Households5,8782.22 residents per household
Density1,806/ km²about 7.22 km² · Somerset 166
Aged 65+24.9%Somerset: 24.8% · under 16: 16.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.7% · 619
5–95.2% · 673
10–156.5% · 852
16–194.2% · 551
20–244.9% · 634
25–3411.1% · 1,452
35–4917.0% · 2,221
50–6421.4% · 2,795
65–7412.9% · 1,683
75–848.4% · 1,097
85+3.6% · 463
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van15.6% · 917
1 car or van44.2% · 2,597
2 cars or vans29.7% · 1,747
3 or more10.5% · 617
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Somerset overall: 67.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.
Owned outright38.6% · 2,268
With mortgage27.7% · 1,629
Shared ownership0.8% · 47
Social rented15.6% · 920
Private rented17.0% · 1,001
Lives rent free0.2% · 14
Type of home
Detached house27.2% · 1,599
Semi-detached house30.2% · 1,778
Terraced house27.7% · 1,630
Purpose-built flat10.5% · 618
Converted house1.9% · 112
Other conversion0.7% · 41
Above shop / office1.0% · 61
Caravan, mobile0.7% · 39
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014387- Council
- Somerset Council
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 13 of 55
Parishes in the ward
Wellington
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% owned12,893RRowbarton & Staplegrove21.0% aged 65+ · 65.0% owned10,498TTaunton 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% owned9,413
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.