Electoral wardE05011293
Gamlingay ward, South Cambridgeshire
Gamlingay is one of 26 electoral wards of South Cambridgeshire District Council, in Cambridgeshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 3,750 residents in 1,613 households — 287 people per km², the 19th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Cambridgeshire constituency; for county elections it is in the Gamlingay division.
Residents, 20213,750council ward average 6,235
Households1,6132.32 residents per household
Density287/ km²about 13.05 km² · South Cambridgeshire 180
Aged 65+26.7%South Cambridgeshire: 19.6% · under 16: 17.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.6% · 211
5–95.8% · 216
10–156.1% · 227
16–193.3% · 123
20–243.9% · 147
25–349.3% · 348
35–4917.7% · 664
50–6421.6% · 808
65–7414.2% · 532
75–849.3% · 349
85+3.2% · 120
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.1% · 130
1 car or van36.2% · 583
2 cars or vans38.8% · 626
3 or more16.9% · 273
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; South Cambridgeshire overall: 68.9% owned, 14.5% social rented, 14.0% private rented.
Owned outright41.5% · 669
With mortgage33.4% · 538
Shared ownership1.8% · 29
Social rented12.6% · 204
Private rented10.5% · 169
Lives rent free0.2% · 4
Type of home
Detached house34.2% · 552
Semi-detached house33.3% · 538
Terraced house28.7% · 463
Purpose-built flat2.0% · 33
Converted house0.6% · 9
Other conversion0.2% · 3
Above shop / office0.2% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.7% · 12
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011293- County council
- Cambridgeshire County Council
- County division
- Gamlingay
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 8 of 26
Parishes in the ward
Gamlingay
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
BBalsham25.7% aged 65+ · 73.9% owned3,594BBarrington24.8% 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% owned3,433HHardwick21.3% 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.