Electoral wardE05013405
Box & Colerne ward, Wiltshire
Box & Colerne is one of 98 electoral wards of Wiltshire Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,444 residents in 2,160 households — 166 people per km², the 34th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Melksham and Devizes constituency.
Residents, 20215,444council ward average 5,199
Households2,1602.52 residents per household
Density166/ km²about 32.87 km² · Wiltshire 157
Aged 65+23.0%Wiltshire: 21.8% · under 16: 19.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.3% · 288
5–96.8% · 368
10–157.3% · 395
16–194.1% · 221
20–243.9% · 212
25–349.6% · 525
35–4918.6% · 1,013
50–6421.4% · 1,167
65–7411.9% · 649
75–848.0% · 438
85+3.1% · 167
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.6% · 165
1 car or van35.7% · 771
2 cars or vans40.2% · 868
3 or more16.5% · 357
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Wiltshire overall: 66.9% owned, 14.6% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright44.1% · 952
With mortgage30.8% · 664
Shared ownership0.5% · 11
Social rented6.8% · 146
Private rented17.9% · 386
Type of home
Detached house36.7% · 794
Semi-detached house36.8% · 796
Terraced house19.3% · 418
Purpose-built flat4.0% · 86
Converted house0.7% · 16
Other conversion0.8% · 17
Above shop / office0.4% · 8
Caravan, mobile1.3% · 28
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013405- Council
- Wiltshire Council
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 63 of 98
Parishes in the ward
BoxColerne
Other wards in the same constituency
BBowerhill19.7% aged 65+ · 77.6% owned4,339BBradford-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.