Electoral wardE05011282
Balsham ward, South Cambridgeshire
Balsham is one of 26 electoral wards of South Cambridgeshire District Council, in Cambridgeshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 3,594 residents in 1,500 households — 48 people per km², the 20th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Cambridgeshire constituency; for county elections it is in the Linton division.
Residents, 20213,594council ward average 6,235
Households1,5002.4 residents per household
Density48/ km²about 75.19 km² · South Cambridgeshire 180
Aged 65+25.7%South Cambridgeshire: 19.6% · under 16: 15.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.2% · 152
5–94.8% · 171
10–156.9% · 247
16–194.3% · 155
20–243.8% · 137
25–348.6% · 310
35–4917.6% · 631
50–6424.1% · 865
65–7413.8% · 496
75–849.0% · 322
85+2.9% · 105
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.7% · 86
1 car or van30.7% · 461
2 cars or vans42.8% · 642
3 or more20.7% · 311
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; South Cambridgeshire overall: 68.9% owned, 14.5% social rented, 14.0% private rented.
Owned outright43.9% · 658
With mortgage30.0% · 450
Shared ownership2.3% · 35
Social rented14.5% · 217
Private rented9.3% · 140
Type of home
Detached house51.8% · 779
Semi-detached house38.0% · 571
Terraced house7.9% · 118
Purpose-built flat1.7% · 26
Converted house0.4% · 6
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011282- County council
- Cambridgeshire County Council
- County division
- Linton
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 25 of 26
Parishes in the ward
BalshamCarltonHorseheathWest WickhamWest WrattingWeston Colville
Other wards in the same constituency
BBarrington24.8% aged 65+ · 70.2% owned3,418BBassingbourn19.3% aged 65+ · 70.1% owned4,114DDuxford21.0% aged 65+ · 66.3% owned4,007FFen Ditton & Fulbourn19.2% aged 65+ · 61.0% owned10,641FFoxton24.5% aged 65+ · 77.7% owned3,433GGamlingay26.7% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned3,750HHardwick21.3% aged 65+ · 78.9% owned3,230HHarston & Comberton21.4% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned10,584LLinton24.5% aged 65+ · 70.8% owned7,234MMelbourn22.2% aged 65+ · 68.1% owned8,281SSawston22.5% aged 65+ · 66.6% owned7,271SShelford24.8% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned7,309TThe Mordens24.8% aged 65+ · 75.4% owned3,353WWhittlesford21.1% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned3,104
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.