Electoral wardE05016283
Chiseldon & Ridgeway ward, Swindon
Chiseldon & Ridgeway is one of 25 electoral wards of Swindon Borough Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,200 residents in 2,077 households — 96 people per km², the 22nd largest of the council's wards by population.
Residents, 20215,200council ward average 9,725
Households2,0772.5 residents per household
Density96/ km²about 54.22 km² · Swindon 1,014
Aged 65+22.4%Swindon: 15.9% · under 16: 16.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.4% · 230
5–95.1% · 265
10–156.9% · 357
16–194.1% · 216
20–245.0% · 261
25–348.5% · 442
35–4917.4% · 906
50–6426.1% · 1,361
65–7412.2% · 633
75–847.6% · 393
85+2.7% · 141
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.9% · 144
1 car or van32.5% · 675
2 cars or vans39.4% · 819
3 or more21.2% · 440
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Swindon overall: 63.7% owned, 15.6% social rented, 19.3% private rented.
Owned outright42.6% · 887
With mortgage36.7% · 763
Shared ownership0.1% · 3
Social rented11.6% · 242
Private rented8.9% · 185
Type of home
Detached house56.3% · 1,169
Semi-detached house29.4% · 611
Terraced house10.6% · 220
Purpose-built flat1.9% · 40
Converted house0.8% · 16
Other conversion0.5% · 10
Above shop / office0.5% · 10
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016283- Council
- Swindon Borough Council
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 23 of 24
Parishes in the ward
BishopstoneChiseldonLiddingtonWanborough
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 3 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.