Electoral wardE05011932
Alresford & Elmstead ward, Tendring
Alresford & Elmstead is one of 32 electoral wards of Tendring District Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 6,986 residents in 2,852 households — 167 people per km², the 6th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Harwich and North Essex constituency; for county elections it is in the Brightlingsea and Tendring Rural West divisions.
Residents, 20216,986council ward average 4,634
Households2,8522.45 residents per household
Density167/ km²about 41.81 km² · Tendring 441
Aged 65+26.5%Tendring: 29.6% · under 16: 16.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.4% · 310
5–95.4% · 378
10–156.2% · 430
16–193.7% · 259
20–244.5% · 317
25–3410.3% · 719
35–4916.7% · 1,168
50–6422.3% · 1,555
65–7414.0% · 976
75–848.8% · 618
85+3.7% · 255
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.7% · 247
1 car or van36.0% · 1,028
2 cars or vans36.2% · 1,032
3 or more19.1% · 545
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Tendring overall: 71.5% owned, 8.2% social rented, 19.8% private rented.
Owned outright48.9% · 1,394
With mortgage35.8% · 1,020
Shared ownership1.2% · 33
Social rented4.8% · 137
Private rented9.3% · 266
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house51.6% · 1,471
Semi-detached house37.0% · 1,055
Terraced house6.5% · 185
Purpose-built flat4.1% · 117
Converted house0.2% · 6
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.5% · 14
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011932- Council
- Tendring District Council
- County council
- Essex County Council
- County division
- Brightlingsea, Tendring Rural West
- Constituency
- Harwich and North Essex
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 25 of 32
Parishes in the ward
AlresfordElmsteadGreat BromleyThorrington
Other wards in the same constituency
AArdleigh & Little Bromley18.7% aged 65+ · 80.0% owned3,013BBrightlingsea27.9% aged 65+ · 73.6% owned8,680DDovercourt All Saints28.8% aged 65+ · 68.9% owned7,098DDovercourt Bay22.6% aged 65+ · 58.5% owned3,239DDovercourt Tollgate25.9% aged 65+ · 79.5% owned2,742DDovercourt Vines & Parkeston18.7% aged 65+ · 66.9% owned3,025HHarwich & Kingsway17.7% aged 65+ · 44.3% owned3,665LLawford, Manningtree & Mistley23.5% aged 65+ · 70.5% owned8,620SStour Valley28.9% aged 65+ · 82.4% owned3,035
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.