Electoral wardE05016240
Calne South ward, Wiltshire
Calne South is one of 98 electoral wards of Wiltshire Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 3,502 residents in 1,576 households — 2,262 people per km², the 96th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Melksham and Devizes constituency.
Residents, 20213,502council ward average 5,199
Households1,5762.22 residents per household
Density2,262/ km²about 1.55 km² · Wiltshire 157
Aged 65+24.5%Wiltshire: 21.8% · under 16: 14.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.5% · 124
5–94.4% · 153
10–156.7% · 236
16–192.9% · 103
20–244.8% · 169
25–349.4% · 329
35–4917.6% · 616
50–6426.1% · 914
65–7414.1% · 493
75–848.3% · 289
85+2.2% · 76
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.8% · 139
1 car or van36.6% · 577
2 cars or vans39.0% · 614
3 or more15.6% · 245
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Wiltshire overall: 66.9% owned, 14.6% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright43.4% · 683
With mortgage39.2% · 617
Shared ownership0.7% · 11
Social rented4.9% · 77
Private rented11.8% · 186
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house41.2% · 649
Semi-detached house26.5% · 418
Terraced house26.6% · 419
Purpose-built flat3.7% · 59
Converted house0.8% · 12
Other conversion0.8% · 12
Above shop / office0.5% · 8
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016240- Council
- Wiltshire Council
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 27 of 98
Parishes in the ward
CalneHeddington
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% owned4,457BBromham, Rowde & Roundway23.2% aged 65+ · 67.7% owned5,034CCalne Rural23.3% aged 65+ · 75.8% owned5,243DDevizes 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 2 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.