Electoral wardE05011305
Swavesey ward, South Cambridgeshire
Swavesey is one of 26 electoral wards of South Cambridgeshire District Council, in Cambridgeshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 3,783 residents in 1,611 households — 142 people per km², the 18th 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 Bar Hill division.
Residents, 20213,783council ward average 6,235
Households1,6112.35 residents per household
Density142/ km²about 26.62 km² · South Cambridgeshire 180
Aged 65+18.6%South Cambridgeshire: 19.6% · under 16: 20.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.7% · 179
5–96.5% · 245
10–158.8% · 335
16–196.0% · 226
20–242.9% · 111
25–3410.0% · 380
35–4922.4% · 850
50–6419.9% · 755
65–7410.7% · 407
75–846.2% · 234
85+1.7% · 65
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.4% · 151
1 car or van39.2% · 632
2 cars or vans38.6% · 622
3 or more12.8% · 206
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; South Cambridgeshire overall: 68.9% owned, 14.5% social rented, 14.0% private rented.
Owned outright36.2% · 582
With mortgage37.3% · 599
Shared ownership0.9% · 14
Social rented11.1% · 178
Private rented14.5% · 233
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house45.1% · 725
Semi-detached house30.7% · 493
Terraced house13.3% · 214
Purpose-built flat3.4% · 54
Converted house4.2% · 67
Other conversion0.4% · 6
Above shop / office0.2% · 3
Caravan, mobile2.9% · 46
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011305- County council
- Cambridgeshire County Council
- County division
- Bar Hill
- Constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 17 of 26
Parishes in the ward
Fen DraytonLolworthSwavesey
Other wards in the same constituency
BBar Hill21.1% aged 65+ · 75.2% owned3,900CCaldecote19.7% aged 65+ · 72.5% owned3,489CCambourne5.3% 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% owned7,239
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.