Electoral wardE05013470
Sherston ward, Wiltshire
Sherston is one of 98 electoral wards of Wiltshire Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,120 residents in 2,197 households — 58 people per km², the 49th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Cotswolds constituency.
Residents, 20215,120council ward average 5,199
Households2,1972.33 residents per household
Density58/ km²about 87.67 km² · Wiltshire 157
Aged 65+25.2%Wiltshire: 21.8% · under 16: 16.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.1% · 209
5–95.1% · 263
10–157.7% · 394
16–193.7% · 191
20–243.2% · 163
25–348.9% · 458
35–4918.2% · 933
50–6423.8% · 1,218
65–7412.6% · 647
75–848.9% · 455
85+3.7% · 190
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.5% · 143
1 car or van35.9% · 789
2 cars or vans39.3% · 864
3 or more18.3% · 401
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Wiltshire overall: 66.9% owned, 14.6% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright43.8% · 964
With mortgage29.2% · 643
Shared ownership1.0% · 23
Social rented7.0% · 155
Private rented18.8% · 413
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house46.6% · 1,023
Semi-detached house25.9% · 569
Terraced house16.9% · 372
Purpose-built flat7.1% · 157
Converted house0.6% · 14
Other conversion1.3% · 28
Above shop / office0.5% · 12
Caravan, mobile1.0% · 22
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013470- Council
- Wiltshire Council
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 89 of 98
Parishes in the ward
BrokenboroughEaston GreyLuckingtonMalmesburyNortonSherstonSopworthSt. Paul Malmesbury Without
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% owned5,145MMalmesbury20.0% aged 65+ · 62.4% owned5,968MMinety25.9% aged 65+ · 79.4% owned4,923PPurton17.2% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned6,855
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.