Electoral wardE05011304
Shelford ward, South Cambridgeshire
Shelford is one of 26 electoral wards of South Cambridgeshire District Council, in Cambridgeshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 7,309 residents in 3,171 households — 347 people per km², the 7th 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, 20217,309council ward average 6,235
Households3,1712.3 residents per household
Density347/ km²about 21.08 km² · South Cambridgeshire 180
Aged 65+24.8%South Cambridgeshire: 19.6% · under 16: 18.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.0% · 366
5–95.3% · 389
10–157.7% · 563
16–193.7% · 272
20–242.8% · 208
25–3410.6% · 773
35–4920.0% · 1,460
50–6420.1% · 1,467
65–7411.5% · 838
75–848.9% · 649
85+4.4% · 324
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.4% · 425
1 car or van44.8% · 1,421
2 cars or vans31.7% · 1,005
3 or more10.1% · 320
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; South Cambridgeshire overall: 68.9% owned, 14.5% social rented, 14.0% private rented.
Owned outright43.0% · 1,361
With mortgage26.7% · 845
Shared ownership1.1% · 34
Social rented14.7% · 464
Private rented14.5% · 458
Lives rent free0.1% · 4
Type of home
Detached house39.6% · 1,255
Semi-detached house37.7% · 1,197
Terraced house12.0% · 380
Purpose-built flat8.7% · 277
Converted house0.9% · 29
Other conversion0.3% · 8
Above shop / office0.6% · 19
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 8
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011304- County council
- Cambridgeshire County Council
- County division
- Sawston & Shelford
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 6 of 26
Parishes in the ward
Great ShelfordLittle ShelfordStapleford
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% owned8,281SSawston22.5% aged 65+ · 66.6% owned7,271TThe 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.