Electoral wardE05013833
Melksham East ward, Wiltshire
Melksham East is one of 98 electoral wards of Wiltshire Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,233 residents in 2,066 households — 4,769 people per km², the 46th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Melksham and Devizes constituency.
Residents, 20215,233council ward average 5,199
Households2,0662.53 residents per household
Density4,769/ km²about 1.10 km² · Wiltshire 157
Aged 65+12.1%Wiltshire: 21.8% · under 16: 23.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.5% · 393
5–97.9% · 415
10–158.1% · 424
16–194.2% · 221
20–245.2% · 271
25–3415.0% · 785
35–4922.2% · 1,164
50–6417.7% · 926
65–747.1% · 371
75–844.1% · 212
85+1.0% · 50
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.0% · 165
1 car or van39.1% · 807
2 cars or vans40.1% · 828
3 or more12.9% · 266
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Wiltshire overall: 66.9% owned, 14.6% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright29.4% · 607
With mortgage43.9% · 907
Shared ownership1.1% · 22
Social rented11.9% · 245
Private rented13.7% · 284
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house30.0% · 620
Semi-detached house35.9% · 742
Terraced house26.4% · 546
Purpose-built flat7.2% · 149
Converted house0.0% · 1
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.2% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013833- Council
- Wiltshire Council
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 3 of 98
Parishes in the ward
Melksham
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% owned4,943HHolt22.7% aged 65+ · 71.4% owned4,881MMelksham 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.