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Electoral wardE05012935

Charlton & the Pentons ward, Test Valley

Charlton & the Pentons is one of 20 electoral wards of Test Valley Borough Council, in Hampshire (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 3,313 residents in 1,427 households — 230 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Romsey and Southampton North constituency; for county elections it is in the Andover West division.

Residents, 20213,313council ward average 6,524
Households1,4272.32 residents per household
Density230/ km²about 14.40 km² · Test Valley 208
Aged 65+27.2%Test Valley: 21.2% · under 16: 14.1%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.9% · 130
5–94.8% · 159
10–155.4% · 179
16–193.8% · 125
20–244.6% · 154
25–349.4% · 311
35–4917.5% · 581
50–6423.4% · 775
65–7414.2% · 471
75–849.1% · 301
85+3.9% · 130

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van8.6% · 123
1 car or van37.2% · 531
2 cars or vans37.3% · 532
3 or more16.8% · 240
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright46.2% · 659
With mortgage32.7% · 467
Shared ownership2.3% · 33
Social rented7.2% · 103
Private rented11.5% · 164
Lives rent free0.1% · 1

Type of home

Detached house47.0% · 670
Semi-detached house28.2% · 402
Terraced house16.9% · 241
Purpose-built flat5.6% · 80
Converted house1.6% · 23
Other conversion0.4% · 5
Above shop / office0.4% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012935
County division
Andover West
Region
South East
Density rank in council
13 of 20

Parishes in the ward

CharltonPenton GraftonPenton Mewsey

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% owned3,352BBlackwater29.0% aged 65+ · 80.8% owned6,422CChilworth, 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.