Electoral wardE05011300
Melbourn ward, South Cambridgeshire
Melbourn is one of 26 electoral wards of South Cambridgeshire District Council, in Cambridgeshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 8,281 residents in 3,465 households — 212 people per km², the 6th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Cambridgeshire constituency; for county elections it is in the Duxford and Melbourn & Bassingbourn divisions.
Residents, 20218,281council ward average 6,235
Households3,4652.39 residents per household
Density212/ km²about 39.01 km² · South Cambridgeshire 180
Aged 65+22.2%South Cambridgeshire: 19.6% · under 16: 18.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.7% · 471
5–96.1% · 507
10–157.0% · 581
16–193.9% · 319
20–244.3% · 353
25–3411.1% · 919
35–4919.1% · 1,582
50–6420.7% · 1,715
65–7410.7% · 889
75–848.0% · 661
85+3.4% · 285
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.9% · 379
1 car or van38.6% · 1,339
2 cars or vans35.8% · 1,241
3 or more14.6% · 506
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; South Cambridgeshire overall: 68.9% owned, 14.5% social rented, 14.0% private rented.
Owned outright38.1% · 1,320
With mortgage30.0% · 1,040
Shared ownership2.7% · 95
Social rented18.9% · 654
Private rented10.2% · 355
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house40.4% · 1,399
Semi-detached house37.3% · 1,294
Terraced house15.3% · 531
Purpose-built flat4.6% · 158
Converted house0.6% · 20
Other conversion0.4% · 13
Above shop / office0.3% · 11
Caravan, mobile1.2% · 40
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011300- County council
- Cambridgeshire County Council
- County division
- Duxford, Melbourn & Bassingbourn
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 26
Parishes in the ward
MelbournMeldrethSheprethWhaddon
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% owned3,433GGamlingay26.7% 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% owned7,234SSawston22.5% 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.