Electoral wardE05013442
Malmesbury ward, Wiltshire
Malmesbury is one of 98 electoral wards of Wiltshire Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,968 residents in 2,571 households — 2,510 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Cotswolds constituency.
Residents, 20215,968council ward average 5,199
Households2,5712.32 residents per household
Density2,510/ km²about 2.38 km² · Wiltshire 157
Aged 65+20.0%Wiltshire: 21.8% · under 16: 19.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.8% · 288
5–96.5% · 389
10–157.7% · 461
16–195.1% · 305
20–244.7% · 282
25–3411.4% · 681
35–4919.4% · 1,156
50–6420.3% · 1,210
65–7410.2% · 611
75–847.0% · 418
85+2.8% · 167
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.5% · 346
1 car or van42.7% · 1,097
2 cars or vans32.1% · 825
3 or more11.8% · 303
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Wiltshire overall: 66.9% owned, 14.6% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright34.3% · 881
With mortgage28.1% · 723
Shared ownership1.1% · 28
Social rented16.5% · 425
Private rented20.0% · 513
Type of home
Detached house24.4% · 627
Semi-detached house34.5% · 886
Terraced house29.2% · 752
Purpose-built flat7.2% · 185
Converted house1.5% · 38
Other conversion1.4% · 37
Above shop / office1.7% · 44
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013442- Council
- Wiltshire Council
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 23 of 98
Parishes in the ward
Malmesbury
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
BBrinkworth26.4% aged 65+ · 81.4% owned4,686BBy Brook23.2% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned4,617CCalne Rural23.3% aged 65+ · 75.8% owned5,243CCricklade & Latton26.1% aged 65+ · 75.4% owned5,036KKington23.5% aged 65+ · 78.3% owned5,145MMinety25.9% aged 65+ · 79.4% owned4,923PPurton17.2% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned6,855SSherston25.2% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned5,120
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.