Electoral wardE05013450
Mere ward, Wiltshire
Mere is one of 98 electoral wards of Wiltshire Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,440 residents in 2,045 households — 69 people per km², the 84th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South West Wiltshire constituency.
Residents, 20214,440council ward average 5,199
Households2,0452.17 residents per household
Density69/ km²about 64.16 km² · Wiltshire 157
Aged 65+33.9%Wiltshire: 21.8% · under 16: 14.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.6% · 158
5–95.1% · 225
10–155.8% · 256
16–193.4% · 150
20–243.8% · 170
25–347.7% · 340
35–4914.1% · 627
50–6422.7% · 1,009
65–7417.2% · 762
75–8412.5% · 554
85+4.3% · 191
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.3% · 231
1 car or van41.2% · 842
2 cars or vans32.6% · 667
3 or more14.9% · 305
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Wiltshire overall: 66.9% owned, 14.6% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright45.7% · 936
With mortgage21.3% · 436
Shared ownership1.2% · 24
Social rented16.1% · 330
Private rented15.5% · 318
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house44.6% · 913
Semi-detached house30.1% · 615
Terraced house16.8% · 343
Purpose-built flat5.6% · 114
Converted house0.5% · 11
Other conversion1.5% · 30
Above shop / office0.7% · 14
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013450- Council
- Wiltshire Council
- Constituency
- South West Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 82 of 98
Parishes in the ward
KilmingtonMereStourton with GasperWest KnoyleZeals
Other wards in the same constituency
EEthandune29.7% aged 65+ · 78.6% owned5,028HHilperton20.3% aged 65+ · 75.9% owned4,686SSouthwick27.0% aged 65+ · 81.6% owned3,916TTrowbridge Adcroft23.1% aged 65+ · 58.3% owned6,067TTrowbridge Central17.1% aged 65+ · 55.3% owned5,687TTrowbridge Drynham17.9% aged 65+ · 66.2% owned5,638TTrowbridge Grove23.4% aged 65+ · 74.2% owned4,106TTrowbridge Lambrok21.4% aged 65+ · 66.3% owned5,427TTrowbridge Park18.0% aged 65+ · 65.7% owned4,333TTrowbridge Paxcroft9.1% aged 65+ · 69.9% owned5,597WWarminster Broadway30.5% aged 65+ · 77.9% owned4,832WWarminster East26.8% aged 65+ · 61.1% owned5,262WWarminster North & Rural21.0% aged 65+ · 55.9% owned5,744WWarminster West20.4% aged 65+ · 67.7% owned4,693
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.