Electoral wardE05013437
Holt ward, Wiltshire
Holt is one of 98 electoral wards of Wiltshire Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,881 residents in 2,064 households — 235 people per km², the 61st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Melksham and Devizes constituency.
Residents, 20214,881council ward average 5,199
Households2,0642.36 residents per household
Density235/ km²about 20.75 km² · Wiltshire 157
Aged 65+22.7%Wiltshire: 21.8% · under 16: 18.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.4% · 215
5–95.9% · 290
10–158.4% · 408
16–194.8% · 236
20–243.7% · 181
25–349.5% · 466
35–4919.3% · 944
50–6421.2% · 1,033
65–7412.0% · 587
75–847.4% · 362
85+3.2% · 158
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.9% · 183
1 car or van38.4% · 792
2 cars or vans39.6% · 818
3 or more13.1% · 271
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Wiltshire overall: 66.9% owned, 14.6% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright39.3% · 811
With mortgage32.1% · 663
Shared ownership0.1% · 2
Social rented12.6% · 260
Private rented15.9% · 329
Type of home
Detached house45.1% · 931
Semi-detached house26.8% · 554
Terraced house17.6% · 363
Purpose-built flat9.0% · 185
Converted house0.8% · 16
Other conversion0.2% · 5
Above shop / office0.4% · 8
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013437- Council
- Wiltshire Council
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 59 of 98
Parishes in the ward
AtworthHoltStaverton
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 Rural West26.8% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned4,860DDevizes South27.1% aged 65+ · 71.7% owned4,943MMelksham 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.