Electoral wardE05012147

Ridgeway ward, West Berkshire

Ridgeway is one of 24 electoral wards of West Berkshire Council (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 4,273 residents in 1,645 households — 63 people per km², the 16th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Reading West and Mid Berkshire constituency.

Residents, 20214,273council ward average 6,727

Households1,6452.6 residents per household

Density63/ km²about 68.04 km² · West Berkshire 229

Aged 65+16.9%West Berkshire: 19.5% · under 16: 22.1%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.7% · 201

5–97.8% · 334

10–159.6% · 411

16–195.1% · 219

20–243.9% · 165

25–348.0% · 342

35–4921.6% · 925

50–6422.3% · 955

65–749.7% · 413

75–845.4% · 231

85+1.8% · 78

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van6.4% · 106

1 car or van30.8% · 506

2 cars or vans41.1% · 676

3 or more21.7% · 357

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright28.5% · 469

With mortgage31.1% · 512

Shared ownership0.8% · 13

Social rented16.7% · 274

Private rented22.9% · 376

Type of home

Detached house40.8% · 670

Semi-detached house39.3% · 646

Terraced house12.7% · 208

Purpose-built flat3.8% · 62

Converted house1.7% · 28

Other conversion1.2% · 20

Above shop / office0.2% · 4

Caravan, mobile0.3% · 5

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05012147
Council: West Berkshire Council
Constituency: Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Region: South East
Density rank in council: 23 of 24

Parishes in the ward

ComptonEast IlsleyFrilshamHampstead NorreysWest IlsleyYattendon

Other wards in the same constituency

AAldermaston21.2% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned3,995 BBasildon21.6% aged 65+ · 78.0% owned3,493 BBradfield15.6% aged 65+ · 63.9% owned4,471 BBucklebury25.2% aged 65+ · 74.6% owned3,623 BBurghfield & Mortimer20.0% aged 65+ · 71.5% owned10,763 DDownlands22.3% aged 65+ · 64.8% owned3,697 PPangbourne23.7% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned3,761 TTheale18.4% aged 65+ · 58.7% owned3,053 TTilehurst & Purley20.9% aged 65+ · 86.8% owned10,640 TTilehurst Birch Copse22.7% aged 65+ · 79.7% owned7,864 TTilehurst 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.