Electoral wardE05011286
Caldecote ward, South Cambridgeshire
Caldecote is one of 26 electoral wards of South Cambridgeshire District Council, in Cambridgeshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 3,489 residents in 1,345 households — 80 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire constituency; for county elections it is in the Cambourne and Hardwick and Papworth & Swavesey divisions.
Residents, 20213,489council ward average 6,235
Households1,3452.59 residents per household
Density80/ km²about 43.67 km² · South Cambridgeshire 180
Aged 65+19.7%South Cambridgeshire: 19.6% · under 16: 20.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.4% · 152
5–97.0% · 243
10–159.6% · 335
16–195.1% · 178
20–243.8% · 133
25–347.9% · 276
35–4921.4% · 748
50–6421.1% · 737
65–7410.8% · 378
75–846.2% · 215
85+2.7% · 94
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.5% · 87
1 car or van31.2% · 419
2 cars or vans45.4% · 610
3 or more17.0% · 229
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; South Cambridgeshire overall: 68.9% owned, 14.5% social rented, 14.0% private rented.
Owned outright37.5% · 505
With mortgage35.0% · 471
Shared ownership2.6% · 35
Social rented11.5% · 155
Private rented13.1% · 177
Lives rent free0.3% · 4
Type of home
Detached house58.8% · 790
Semi-detached house25.6% · 344
Terraced house11.0% · 148
Purpose-built flat1.6% · 21
Converted house0.1% · 2
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.4% · 5
Caravan, mobile2.5% · 33
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011286- County council
- Cambridgeshire County Council
- County division
- Cambourne, Hardwick, Papworth & Swavesey
- Constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 24 of 26
Parishes in the ward
BournCaldecoteChilderleyKingstonLittle GransdenLongstowe
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
BBar Hill21.1% aged 65+ · 75.2% owned3,900CCambourne5.3% aged 65+ · 59.1% owned12,351CCaxton & Papworth15.6% aged 65+ · 67.4% owned6,404GGirton24.2% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned5,299HHiston & Impington17.9% aged 65+ · 60.5% owned11,428LLongstanton12.8% aged 65+ · 72.5% owned7,197OOver & Willingham20.4% aged 65+ · 75.1% owned7,239SSwavesey18.6% aged 65+ · 73.4% owned3,783
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.