Electoral wardE05016298
Shaw & Westlea ward, Swindon
Shaw & Westlea is one of 25 electoral wards of Swindon Borough Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 12,451 residents in 5,346 households — 2,747 people per km², the 6th largest of the council's wards by population.
Residents, 202112,451council ward average 9,725
Households5,3462.33 residents per household
Density2,747/ km²about 4.53 km² · Swindon 1,014
Aged 65+13.8%Swindon: 15.9% · under 16: 18.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.5% · 689
5–96.2% · 773
10–156.9% · 865
16–193.7% · 460
20–245.1% · 640
25–3414.9% · 1,850
35–4920.8% · 2,586
50–6423.1% · 2,875
65–749.2% · 1,148
75–843.6% · 444
85+1.0% · 126
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.7% · 624
1 car or van43.8% · 2,344
2 cars or vans34.0% · 1,819
3 or more10.5% · 560
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Swindon overall: 63.7% owned, 15.6% social rented, 19.3% private rented.
Owned outright31.7% · 1,696
With mortgage37.7% · 2,016
Shared ownership0.9% · 48
Social rented5.9% · 315
Private rented23.7% · 1,266
Lives rent free0.2% · 10
Type of home
Detached house39.9% · 2,132
Semi-detached house22.7% · 1,212
Terraced house25.4% · 1,356
Purpose-built flat9.5% · 510
Converted house0.9% · 47
Other conversion1.0% · 51
Above shop / office0.7% · 37
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016298- Council
- Swindon Borough Council
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 15 of 24
Parishes in the ward
West Swindon
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 8 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.