Electoral wardE05016239
Calne Rural ward, Wiltshire
Calne Rural is one of 98 electoral wards of Wiltshire Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,243 residents in 2,144 households — 59 people per km², the 44th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Chippenham and Melksham and Devizes and South Cotswolds constituencies.
Residents, 20215,243council ward average 5,199
Households2,1442.45 residents per household
Density59/ km²about 89.17 km² · Wiltshire 157
Aged 65+23.3%Wiltshire: 21.8% · under 16: 16.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.2% · 222
5–95.4% · 281
10–156.8% · 358
16–193.8% · 201
20–243.7% · 196
25–348.8% · 463
35–4917.1% · 898
50–6426.7% · 1,400
65–7413.4% · 702
75–847.1% · 373
85+2.7% · 144
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.4% · 116
1 car or van30.3% · 650
2 cars or vans42.6% · 914
3 or more21.7% · 466
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Wiltshire overall: 66.9% owned, 14.6% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright39.2% · 843
With mortgage36.5% · 785
Shared ownership1.6% · 35
Social rented8.8% · 190
Private rented13.8% · 296
Type of home
Detached house53.4% · 1,146
Semi-detached house31.4% · 675
Terraced house12.7% · 273
Purpose-built flat1.1% · 24
Converted house0.5% · 10
Other conversion0.5% · 10
Above shop / office0.3% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016239- Council
- Wiltshire Council
- Constituency
- Chippenham, Melksham and Devizes, South Cotswolds
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 88 of 98
Parishes in the ward
BremhillCherhillCompton BassettDerry Hill & StudleyHilmarton
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% owned5,949BBradford-on-Avon South30.2% aged 65+ · 69.9% owned4,457BBrinkworth26.4% aged 65+ · 81.4% owned4,686BBromham, Rowde & Roundway23.2% aged 65+ · 67.7% owned5,034BBy Brook23.2% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned4,617CCalne Central22.8% aged 65+ · 65.6% owned4,450CCalne Chilvester & Abberd17.1% aged 65+ · 60.5% owned6,002CCalne North13.7% aged 65+ · 62.9% owned5,113CCalne South24.5% aged 65+ · 82.5% owned3,502CChippenham Cepen Park & Derriads17.1% aged 65+ · 72.4% owned5,421CChippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon18.8% aged 65+ · 80.7% owned4,499CChippenham Hardenhuish15.5% aged 65+ · 69.4% owned4,706
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.