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Electoral wardE05011285

Bassingbourn ward, South Cambridgeshire

Bassingbourn is one of 26 electoral wards of South Cambridgeshire District Council, in Cambridgeshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 4,114 residents in 1,595 households — 171 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Cambridgeshire constituency; for county elections it is in the Gamlingay and Melbourn & Bassingbourn divisions.

Residents, 20214,114council ward average 6,235
Households1,5952.58 residents per household
Density171/ km²about 24.10 km² · South Cambridgeshire 180
Aged 65+19.3%South Cambridgeshire: 19.6% · under 16: 19.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.5% · 227
5–96.1% · 251
10–157.5% · 310
16–194.4% · 179
20–244.4% · 180
25–3411.2% · 462
35–4920.1% · 827
50–6421.5% · 882
65–7410.5% · 431
75–846.7% · 276
85+2.1% · 86

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van7.3% · 116
1 car or van34.3% · 546
2 cars or vans40.9% · 652
3 or more17.5% · 279
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; South Cambridgeshire overall: 68.9% owned, 14.5% social rented, 14.0% private rented.

Owned outright35.4% · 565
With mortgage34.6% · 553
Shared ownership1.6% · 25
Social rented16.6% · 265
Private rented11.7% · 186
Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house40.4% · 644
Semi-detached house39.1% · 623
Terraced house19.4% · 310
Purpose-built flat0.3% · 5
Converted house0.3% · 5
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.3% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011285
County division
Gamlingay, Melbourn & Bassingbourn
Region
East of England
Density rank in council
15 of 26

Parishes in the ward

Bassingbourn cum KneesworthLitlington

Other wards in the same constituency

BBalsham25.7% aged 65+ · 73.9% owned3,594BBarrington24.8% aged 65+ · 70.2% owned3,418DDuxford21.0% 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

All 26 wards of South Cambridgeshire

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.