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Electoral wardE05012093

Blackwater ward, Test Valley

Blackwater is one of 20 electoral wards of Test Valley Borough Council, in Hampshire (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,422 residents in 2,618 households — 116 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Romsey and Southampton North constituency; for county elections it is in the Romsey Rural division.

Residents, 20216,422council ward average 6,524
Households2,6182.45 residents per household
Density116/ km²about 55.22 km² · Test Valley 208
Aged 65+29.0%Test Valley: 21.2% · under 16: 15.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.1% · 261
5–94.6% · 294
10–156.4% · 410
16–193.8% · 242
20–244.0% · 256
25–347.1% · 456
35–4916.2% · 1,041
50–6424.9% · 1,597
65–7414.7% · 946
75–8410.4% · 667
85+3.9% · 249

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van4.5% · 117
1 car or van28.6% · 750
2 cars or vans39.8% · 1,043
3 or more27.0% · 708
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Test Valley overall: 68.9% owned, 14.3% social rented, 14.8% private rented.

Owned outright50.7% · 1,328
With mortgage30.0% · 786
Shared ownership0.7% · 18
Social rented5.7% · 149
Private rented12.8% · 336

Type of home

Detached house68.3% · 1,790
Semi-detached house16.1% · 421
Terraced house5.5% · 143
Purpose-built flat5.1% · 133
Converted house1.0% · 27
Other conversion0.8% · 22
Above shop / office0.4% · 11
Caravan, mobile2.8% · 73
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012093
County division
Romsey Rural
Region
South East
Density rank in council
14 of 20

Parishes in the ward

AwbridgeMelchet Park and PlaitfordMichelmersh and TimsburyRomseySherfield EnglishWellow

Other wards in the same constituency

AAmpfield & Braishfield27.5% aged 65+ · 83.0% owned2,392AAnna27.5% aged 65+ · 76.3% owned6,624BBellinger24.0% aged 65+ · 68.5% owned3,352CCharlton & the Pentons27.2% aged 65+ · 78.9% owned3,313CChilworth, Nursling & Rownhams23.6% aged 65+ · 81.2% owned8,052HHarewood26.4% aged 65+ · 70.5% owned3,297MMid Test24.2% aged 65+ · 63.4% owned9,221NNorth Baddesley26.0% aged 65+ · 76.6% owned7,346RRomsey Abbey35.9% aged 65+ · 63.5% owned5,388RRomsey Cupernham19.4% aged 65+ · 73.7% owned8,961RRomsey Tadburn28.8% aged 65+ · 77.8% owned5,915

All 20 wards of Test Valley

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.