Electoral wardE05013430
Devizes Rural West ward, Wiltshire
Devizes Rural West is one of 98 electoral wards of Wiltshire Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,860 residents in 1,934 households — 84 people per km², the 63rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Melksham and Devizes constituency.
Residents, 20214,860council ward average 5,199
Households1,9342.51 residents per household
Density84/ km²about 58.06 km² · Wiltshire 157
Aged 65+26.8%Wiltshire: 21.8% · under 16: 13.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.7% · 182
5–94.1% · 197
10–155.2% · 251
16–193.7% · 181
20–243.9% · 189
25–349.5% · 464
35–4917.3% · 840
50–6425.8% · 1,257
65–7413.8% · 672
75–8410.1% · 490
85+2.9% · 140
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.7% · 148
1 car or van34.5% · 668
2 cars or vans39.0% · 755
3 or more18.8% · 363
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Wiltshire overall: 66.9% owned, 14.6% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright47.8% · 925
With mortgage26.9% · 520
Shared ownership0.6% · 12
Social rented14.7% · 285
Private rented9.9% · 192
Type of home
Detached house54.5% · 1,054
Semi-detached house29.3% · 567
Terraced house12.9% · 249
Purpose-built flat0.8% · 15
Converted house0.3% · 6
Other conversion0.3% · 6
Above shop / office0.4% · 7
Caravan, mobile1.6% · 30
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013430- Council
- Wiltshire Council
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 73 of 98
Parishes in the ward
BulkingtonCoulstonErlestokeMarstonPotternePoulshotSeendWorton
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% owned5,243CCalne South24.5% aged 65+ · 82.5% owned3,502DDevizes East21.5% aged 65+ · 65.6% owned6,060DDevizes North30.2% aged 65+ · 46.2% owned4,026DDevizes 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.