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Electoral wardE05012138

Downlands ward, West Berkshire

Downlands is one of 24 electoral wards of West Berkshire Council (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 3,697 residents in 1,535 households — 38 people per km², the 20th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Newbury and Reading West and Mid Berkshire constituencies.

Residents, 20213,697council ward average 6,727
Households1,5352.41 residents per household
Density38/ km²about 96.28 km² · West Berkshire 229
Aged 65+22.3%West Berkshire: 19.5% · under 16: 15.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.3% · 121
5–95.1% · 189
10–157.5% · 278
16–194.5% · 167
20–244.0% · 149
25–348.8% · 326
35–4918.0% · 667
50–6426.4% · 975
65–7412.9% · 478
75–847.4% · 272
85+2.1% · 76

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van5.3% · 81
1 car or van27.8% · 427
2 cars or vans42.8% · 657
3 or more24.1% · 370
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright35.6% · 546
With mortgage29.2% · 448
Shared ownership0.6% · 9
Social rented16.2% · 248
Private rented18.5% · 284

Type of home

Detached house51.1% · 786
Semi-detached house34.2% · 527
Terraced house11.6% · 179
Purpose-built flat1.0% · 15
Converted house0.7% · 11
Other conversion0.6% · 10
Above shop / office0.3% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 7
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012138
Region
South East
Density rank in council
24 of 24

Parishes in the ward

BeedonBrightwaltonCatmoreChaddleworthEast GarstonFarnboroughFawleyGreat SheffordLeckhampsteadPeasemore

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% owned3,623BBurghfield & Mortimer20.0% aged 65+ · 71.5% owned10,763CChieveley & Cold Ash17.7% aged 65+ · 76.7% owned8,224HHungerford & Kintbury24.4% aged 65+ · 64.0% owned11,446LLambourn23.2% aged 65+ · 58.3% owned4,222NNewbury Central18.2% aged 65+ · 45.6% owned7,431NNewbury Clay Hill15.4% aged 65+ · 57.3% owned7,545NNewbury Greenham13.2% aged 65+ · 55.0% owned12,830NNewbury Speen24.5% aged 65+ · 59.7% owned7,623NNewbury Wash Common23.3% aged 65+ · 77.8% owned9,318PPangbourne23.7% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned3,761

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.