Electoral wardE05016248
Bradford-on-Avon South ward, Wiltshire
Bradford-on-Avon South is one of 98 electoral wards of Wiltshire Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,457 residents in 2,091 households — 1,220 people per km², the 82nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Melksham and Devizes constituency.
Residents, 20214,457council ward average 5,199
Households2,0912.13 residents per household
Density1,220/ km²about 3.65 km² · Wiltshire 157
Aged 65+30.2%Wiltshire: 21.8% · under 16: 15.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.4% · 197
5–94.2% · 185
10–156.7% · 298
16–193.6% · 159
20–243.4% · 150
25–348.4% · 376
35–4917.5% · 780
50–6421.6% · 963
65–7416.1% · 717
75–849.7% · 432
85+4.4% · 197
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van18.6% · 388
1 car or van47.0% · 983
2 cars or vans27.4% · 572
3 or more7.0% · 147
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Wiltshire overall: 66.9% owned, 14.6% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright46.5% · 974
With mortgage23.4% · 489
Shared ownership0.4% · 9
Social rented17.4% · 365
Private rented12.2% · 256
Type of home
Detached house22.9% · 479
Semi-detached house26.7% · 560
Terraced house37.4% · 784
Purpose-built flat7.4% · 156
Converted house2.1% · 44
Other conversion2.0% · 42
Above shop / office0.2% · 4
Caravan, mobile1.2% · 25
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016248- Council
- Wiltshire Council
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 43 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 North27.4% aged 65+ · 75.1% owned5,949BBromham, 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 3 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.