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Electoral wardE05012100

Romsey Abbey ward, Test Valley

Romsey Abbey is one of 20 electoral wards of Test Valley Borough Council, in Hampshire (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 5,388 residents in 2,806 households — 946 people per km², the 15th 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 and Romsey Town divisions.

Residents, 20215,388council ward average 6,524
Households2,8061.92 residents per household
Density946/ km²about 5.70 km² · Test Valley 208
Aged 65+35.9%Test Valley: 21.2% · under 16: 12.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.8% · 205
5–93.7% · 202
10–154.6% · 249
16–192.8% · 151
20–243.5% · 190
25–3410.1% · 542
35–4914.3% · 772
50–6421.2% · 1,144
65–7415.8% · 852
75–8413.8% · 742
85+6.3% · 339

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van21.4% · 601
1 car or van48.3% · 1,357
2 cars or vans24.1% · 678
3 or more6.2% · 173
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright45.6% · 1,279
With mortgage18.0% · 504
Shared ownership0.4% · 12
Social rented17.7% · 496
Private rented18.2% · 512
Lives rent free0.1% · 3

Type of home

Detached house21.4% · 600
Semi-detached house18.0% · 504
Terraced house31.8% · 893
Purpose-built flat22.2% · 623
Converted house2.0% · 56
Other conversion2.4% · 67
Above shop / office2.2% · 62
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012100
County division
Romsey Rural, Romsey Town
Region
South East
Density rank in council
9 of 20

Parishes in the ward

Romsey

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% owned6,422CCharlton & 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 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.