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Electoral wardE05012136

Burghfield & Mortimer ward, West Berkshire

Burghfield & Mortimer is one of 24 electoral wards of West Berkshire Council (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 10,763 residents in 4,332 households — 261 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Reading West and Mid Berkshire constituency.

Residents, 202110,763council ward average 6,727
Households4,3322.48 residents per household
Density261/ km²about 41.19 km² · West Berkshire 229
Aged 65+20.0%West Berkshire: 19.5% · under 16: 20.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.0% · 537
5–96.7% · 716
10–158.6% · 925
16–194.8% · 512
20–243.8% · 404
25–348.9% · 954
35–4921.1% · 2,269
50–6421.3% · 2,296
65–7410.6% · 1,143
75–846.8% · 736
85+2.5% · 271

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van8.5% · 367
1 car or van33.4% · 1,448
2 cars or vans41.2% · 1,784
3 or more17.0% · 736
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright37.2% · 1,611
With mortgage34.3% · 1,486
Shared ownership0.9% · 41
Social rented12.5% · 541
Private rented15.1% · 653

Type of home

Detached house46.1% · 1,998
Semi-detached house32.1% · 1,392
Terraced house11.1% · 483
Purpose-built flat7.8% · 336
Converted house1.0% · 44
Other conversion0.8% · 33
Above shop / office0.6% · 27
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 22
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012136
Region
South East
Density rank in council
15 of 24

Parishes in the ward

Beech HillBurghfieldStratfield MortimerWokefield

Council offices in this ward

PStratfield Mortimer Parish CouncilParish council · RG7 3SH

Other wards in the same constituency

AAldermaston21.2% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned3,995BBasildon21.6% aged 65+ · 78.0% owned3,493BBradfield15.6% aged 65+ · 63.9% owned4,471BBucklebury25.2% aged 65+ · 74.6% owned3,623DDownlands22.3% 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.