Electoral wardE05014170
Sawston ward, South Cambridgeshire
Sawston is one of 26 electoral wards of South Cambridgeshire District Council, in Cambridgeshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 7,271 residents in 3,056 households — 931 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Cambridgeshire constituency; for county elections it is in the Sawston & Shelford division.
Residents, 20217,271council ward average 6,235
Households3,0562.38 residents per household
Density931/ km²about 7.81 km² · South Cambridgeshire 180
Aged 65+22.5%South Cambridgeshire: 19.6% · under 16: 19.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.7% · 415
5–96.6% · 480
10–157.2% · 523
16–193.5% · 253
20–243.9% · 280
25–3411.4% · 831
35–4920.9% · 1,520
50–6418.3% · 1,334
65–7411.6% · 847
75–847.5% · 546
85+3.3% · 243
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van15.9% · 485
1 car or van44.0% · 1,347
2 cars or vans31.3% · 957
3 or more8.8% · 269
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; South Cambridgeshire overall: 68.9% owned, 14.5% social rented, 14.0% private rented.
Owned outright37.5% · 1,146
With mortgage29.1% · 889
Shared ownership2.3% · 71
Social rented19.5% · 597
Private rented11.4% · 349
Lives rent free0.2% · 5
Type of home
Detached house22.6% · 690
Semi-detached house47.4% · 1,450
Terraced house23.3% · 714
Purpose-built flat5.6% · 171
Converted house0.2% · 6
Other conversion0.2% · 6
Above shop / office0.6% · 19
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014170- County council
- Cambridgeshire County Council
- County division
- Sawston & Shelford
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 3 of 26
Parishes in the ward
Sawston
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% owned7,234MMelbourn22.2% aged 65+ · 68.1% owned8,281SShelford24.8% 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.