Electoral wardE05016247
Bradford-on-Avon North ward, Wiltshire
Bradford-on-Avon North is one of 98 electoral wards of Wiltshire Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,949 residents in 2,682 households — 1,185 people per km², the 18th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Melksham and Devizes constituency.
Residents, 20215,949council ward average 5,199
Households2,6822.22 residents per household
Density1,185/ km²about 5.02 km² · Wiltshire 157
Aged 65+27.4%Wiltshire: 21.8% · under 16: 17.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.8% · 286
5–95.5% · 326
10–157.3% · 435
16–193.9% · 234
20–242.9% · 173
25–348.8% · 525
35–4918.8% · 1,117
50–6420.6% · 1,224
65–7413.1% · 781
75–849.6% · 571
85+4.7% · 280
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van15.9% · 427
1 car or van45.6% · 1,222
2 cars or vans29.4% · 787
3 or more9.1% · 244
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Wiltshire overall: 66.9% owned, 14.6% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright46.4% · 1,242
With mortgage28.7% · 769
Shared ownership0.8% · 21
Social rented12.1% · 324
Private rented12.0% · 322
Type of home
Detached house28.7% · 768
Semi-detached house30.0% · 804
Terraced house23.8% · 637
Purpose-built flat11.3% · 303
Converted house1.5% · 40
Other conversion3.7% · 99
Above shop / office1.0% · 27
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016247- Council
- Wiltshire Council
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 45 of 98
Parishes in the ward
Bradford-on-Avon
Other wards in the same constituency
BBowerhill19.7% aged 65+ · 77.6% owned4,339BBox & Colerne23.0% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned5,444BBradford-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 v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 4 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.