Electoral wardE05014388
Wells ward, Somerset
Wells is one of 55 electoral wards of Somerset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 11,145 residents in 5,362 households — 2,037 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Wells and Mendip Hills constituency.
Residents, 202111,145council ward average 10,392
Households5,3622.08 residents per household
Density2,037/ km²about 5.47 km² · Somerset 166
Aged 65+30.8%Somerset: 24.8% · under 16: 14.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.9% · 432
5–94.2% · 469
10–156.5% · 728
16–194.7% · 524
20–243.7% · 412
25–349.3% · 1,040
35–4915.0% · 1,677
50–6421.8% · 2,433
65–7414.4% · 1,608
75–8411.1% · 1,239
85+5.2% · 583
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van19.7% · 1,056
1 car or van45.5% · 2,439
2 cars or vans26.3% · 1,408
3 or more8.6% · 460
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Somerset overall: 67.4% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.
Owned outright46.7% · 2,506
With mortgage21.0% · 1,124
Shared ownership1.5% · 81
Social rented12.3% · 658
Private rented18.5% · 990
Lives rent free0.0% · 2
Type of home
Detached house21.7% · 1,165
Semi-detached house37.3% · 1,998
Terraced house25.5% · 1,365
Purpose-built flat10.5% · 561
Converted house2.6% · 138
Other conversion1.3% · 71
Above shop / office1.1% · 58
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 6
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014388- Council
- Somerset Council
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 55
Parishes in the ward
Wells
Other wards in the same constituency
BBrent28.2% aged 65+ · 81.1% owned10,094CCheddar26.5% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned9,365HHuntspill28.7% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned9,828KKing Alfred30.3% aged 65+ · 83.6% owned9,830MMendip Hills24.7% aged 65+ · 73.9% owned9,864MMendip South26.7% aged 65+ · 75.7% owned9,270MMendip West25.6% aged 65+ · 76.5% owned10,127SShepton Mallet19.7% aged 65+ · 64.0% owned11,170
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.