Electoral wardE05015241
Bowdon ward, Trafford
Bowdon is one of 21 electoral wards of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 10,851 residents in 4,449 households — 455 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Altrincham and Sale West constituency.
Residents, 202110,851council ward average 11,193
Households4,4492.44 residents per household
Density455/ km²about 23.85 km² · Trafford 2,217
Aged 65+23.3%Trafford: 17.6% · under 16: 19.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.3% · 467
5–96.2% · 675
10–158.8% · 951
16–194.5% · 490
20–243.8% · 417
25–348.4% · 909
35–4918.9% · 2,050
50–6421.8% · 2,366
65–7411.1% · 1,202
75–848.4% · 909
85+3.8% · 414
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.3% · 593
1 car or van37.6% · 1,675
2 cars or vans37.0% · 1,646
3 or more12.1% · 537
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Trafford overall: 68.9% owned, 15.0% social rented, 15.3% private rented.
Owned outright38.8% · 1,727
With mortgage33.7% · 1,499
Shared ownership0.7% · 29
Social rented12.5% · 558
Private rented14.2% · 633
Lives rent free0.0% · 2
Type of home
Detached house31.6% · 1,408
Semi-detached house22.5% · 1,004
Terraced house23.2% · 1,034
Purpose-built flat16.3% · 728
Converted house4.3% · 193
Other conversion1.1% · 50
Above shop / office0.8% · 35
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015241- Constituency
- Altrincham and Sale West
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 21 of 21
Parishes in the ward
Dunham MasseyWarburton
Other wards in the same constituency
AAltrincham17.4% aged 65+ · 68.5% owned10,509AAshton upon Mersey19.5% aged 65+ · 74.4% owned11,488BBroadheath14.9% aged 65+ · 76.6% owned12,787HHale14.6% aged 65+ · 76.7% owned10,584HHale Barns & Timperley South24.2% aged 65+ · 85.2% owned9,920MManor18.6% aged 65+ · 62.3% owned9,792TTimperley Central21.9% aged 65+ · 73.3% owned12,927TTimperley North18.2% aged 65+ · 79.5% owned12,230
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 7 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.