Electoral wardE05013832
Bowerhill ward, Wiltshire
Bowerhill is one of 98 electoral wards of Wiltshire Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,339 residents in 1,761 households — 400 people per km², the 87th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Melksham and Devizes constituency.
Residents, 20214,339council ward average 5,199
Households1,7612.46 residents per household
Density400/ km²about 10.84 km² · Wiltshire 157
Aged 65+19.7%Wiltshire: 21.8% · under 16: 17.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.5% · 197
5–96.1% · 263
10–157.0% · 302
16–194.4% · 189
20–245.3% · 229
25–3411.1% · 483
35–4918.4% · 797
50–6423.6% · 1,022
65–7411.9% · 515
75–846.2% · 269
85+1.6% · 71
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.1% · 142
1 car or van35.8% · 631
2 cars or vans37.7% · 664
3 or more18.4% · 324
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Wiltshire overall: 66.9% owned, 14.6% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright36.6% · 645
With mortgage41.0% · 724
Shared ownership0.1% · 2
Social rented11.2% · 198
Private rented11.1% · 195
Type of home
Detached house48.1% · 847
Semi-detached house25.8% · 455
Terraced house19.8% · 348
Purpose-built flat5.6% · 98
Converted house0.3% · 6
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.1% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013832- Council
- Wiltshire Council
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 52 of 98
Parishes in the ward
Melksham Without
Other wards in the same constituency
BBox & Colerne23.0% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned5,444BBradford-on-Avon North27.4% aged 65+ · 75.1% owned5,949BBradford-on-Avon South30.2% aged 65+ · 69.9% owned4,457BBromham, Rowde & Roundway23.2% aged 65+ · 67.7% owned5,034CCalne Rural23.3% aged 65+ · 75.8% owned5,243CCalne South24.5% aged 65+ · 82.5% owned3,502DDevizes East21.5% aged 65+ · 65.6% owned6,060DDevizes North30.2% aged 65+ · 46.2% owned4,026DDevizes Rural West26.8% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned4,860DDevizes South27.1% aged 65+ · 71.7% owned4,943HHolt22.7% aged 65+ · 71.4% owned4,881MMelksham East12.1% aged 65+ · 73.3% owned5,233MMelksham Forest23.9% aged 65+ · 59.6% owned6,092MMelksham South29.7% aged 65+ · 77.2% owned4,035
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.