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Electoral wardE05012133

Basildon ward, West Berkshire

Basildon is one of 24 electoral wards of West Berkshire Council (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 3,493 residents in 1,364 households — 75 people per km², the 22nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Reading West and Mid Berkshire constituency.

Residents, 20213,493council ward average 6,727
Households1,3642.56 residents per household
Density75/ km²about 46.45 km² · West Berkshire 229
Aged 65+21.6%West Berkshire: 19.5% · under 16: 18.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.8% · 133
5–96.1% · 214
10–158.3% · 289
16–194.8% · 167
20–243.6% · 125
25–346.1% · 214
35–4920.3% · 708
50–6425.4% · 887
65–7412.0% · 418
75–846.6% · 232
85+3.0% · 103

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van3.7% · 51
1 car or van27.0% · 368
2 cars or vans43.8% · 598
3 or more25.4% · 347
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; West Berkshire overall: 67.6% owned, 14.0% social rented, 17.1% private rented.

Owned outright42.0% · 573
With mortgage36.0% · 492
Shared ownership0.3% · 4
Social rented7.2% · 98
Private rented14.5% · 198

Type of home

Detached house56.1% · 767
Semi-detached house28.9% · 395
Terraced house10.5% · 143
Purpose-built flat1.5% · 21
Converted house1.5% · 20
Other conversion0.7% · 10
Above shop / office0.4% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 5
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012133
Region
South East
Density rank in council
21 of 24

Parishes in the ward

AldworthAshampsteadBasildonStreatley

Other wards in the same constituency

AAldermaston21.2% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned3,995BBradfield15.6% aged 65+ · 63.9% owned4,471BBucklebury25.2% aged 65+ · 74.6% owned3,623BBurghfield & Mortimer20.0% aged 65+ · 71.5% owned10,763DDownlands22.3% aged 65+ · 64.8% owned3,697PPangbourne23.7% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned3,761RRidgeway16.9% aged 65+ · 59.7% owned4,273TTheale18.4% aged 65+ · 58.7% owned3,053TTilehurst & Purley20.9% aged 65+ · 86.8% owned10,640TTilehurst Birch Copse22.7% aged 65+ · 79.7% owned7,864TTilehurst South & Holybrook18.3% aged 65+ · 74.0% owned7,400

All 24 wards of West Berkshire

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.