Electoral wardE05013448
Melksham Without North & Shurnhold ward, Wiltshire
Melksham Without North & Shurnhold is one of 98 electoral wards of Wiltshire Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,805 residents in 2,001 households — 329 people per km², the 66th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Melksham and Devizes constituency.
Residents, 20214,805council ward average 5,199
Households2,0012.4 residents per household
Density329/ km²about 14.62 km² · Wiltshire 157
Aged 65+24.3%Wiltshire: 21.8% · under 16: 17.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.4% · 261
5–95.7% · 274
10–156.6% · 317
16–193.3% · 158
20–244.8% · 231
25–3412.6% · 605
35–4917.3% · 829
50–6420.0% · 963
65–7411.3% · 543
75–848.8% · 423
85+4.2% · 201
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.2% · 204
1 car or van37.3% · 747
2 cars or vans35.9% · 719
3 or more16.6% · 332
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Wiltshire overall: 66.9% owned, 14.6% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright40.4% · 810
With mortgage34.3% · 687
Shared ownership0.9% · 18
Social rented11.2% · 224
Private rented13.1% · 263
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house38.9% · 779
Semi-detached house35.1% · 704
Terraced house17.5% · 351
Purpose-built flat6.1% · 123
Converted house1.1% · 23
Other conversion0.2% · 5
Above shop / office0.7% · 15
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013448- Council
- Wiltshire Council
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 56 of 98
Parishes in the ward
MelkshamMelksham Without
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 East12.1% aged 65+ · 73.3% owned5,233MMelksham Forest23.9% aged 65+ · 59.6% owned6,092
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.