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Electoral wardE05011307
Whittlesford ward, South Cambridgeshire
Whittlesford is one of 26 electoral wards of South Cambridgeshire District Council, in Cambridgeshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 3,104 residents in 1,302 households — 141 people per km², the 26th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Cambridgeshire constituency; for county elections it is in the Duxford and Sawston & Shelford divisions.
Residents, 20213,104council ward average 6,235
Households1,3022.38 residents per household
Density141/ km²about 22.03 km² · South Cambridgeshire 180
Aged 65+21.1%South Cambridgeshire: 19.6% · under 16: 18.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.5% · 139
5–96.4% · 198
10–157.2% · 223
16–193.8% · 119
20–243.7% · 116
25–349.5% · 295
35–4920.2% · 626
50–6423.5% · 729
65–7410.9% · 338
75–847.5% · 233
85+2.7% · 84
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.8% · 89
1 car or van35.4% · 461
2 cars or vans41.6% · 541
3 or more16.2% · 211
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; South Cambridgeshire overall: 68.9% owned, 14.5% social rented, 14.0% private rented.
Owned outright36.7% · 478
With mortgage36.4% · 474
Shared ownership1.5% · 19
Social rented13.1% · 171
Private rented12.1% · 157
Lives rent free0.2% · 3
Type of home
Detached house44.7% · 582
Semi-detached house33.9% · 441
Terraced house19.2% · 250
Purpose-built flat1.2% · 15
Converted house0.5% · 6
Other conversion0.3% · 4
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011307- County council
- Cambridgeshire County Council
- County division
- Duxford, Sawston & Shelford
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 18 of 26
Parishes in the ward
NewtonThriplow and HeathfieldWhittlesford
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% owned7,271SShelford24.8% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned7,309TThe Mordens24.8% aged 65+ · 75.4% owned3,353
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.