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Electoral wardE05013441

Lyneham ward, Wiltshire

Lyneham is one of 98 electoral wards of Wiltshire Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 7,489 residents in 2,246 households — 142 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Chippenham constituency.

Residents, 20217,489council ward average 5,199
Households2,2463.33 residents per household
Density142/ km²about 52.59 km² · Wiltshire 157
Aged 65+14.2%Wiltshire: 21.8% · under 16: 14.3%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.8% · 360
5–94.5% · 335
10–155.0% · 374
16–1911.4% · 851
20–2412.0% · 896
25–3417.5% · 1,311
35–4915.1% · 1,128
50–6415.6% · 1,168
65–747.8% · 587
75–845.0% · 371
85+1.4% · 107

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van7.7% · 173
1 car or van39.8% · 892
2 cars or vans38.9% · 872
3 or more13.6% · 305
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Wiltshire overall: 66.9% owned, 14.6% social rented, 17.3% private rented.

Owned outright35.7% · 801
With mortgage25.0% · 561
Shared ownership0.4% · 10
Social rented7.7% · 174
Private rented31.2% · 700

Type of home

Detached house30.0% · 673
Semi-detached house38.8% · 872
Terraced house19.1% · 428
Purpose-built flat2.6% · 58
Converted house0.5% · 12
Other conversion0.7% · 15
Above shop / office0.5% · 11
Caravan, mobile7.9% · 177
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.