Electoral wardE05013472
The Lavingtons ward, Wiltshire
The Lavingtons is one of 98 electoral wards of Wiltshire Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,716 residents in 1,911 households — 75 people per km², the 68th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Melksham and Devizes constituency.
Residents, 20214,716council ward average 5,199
Households1,9112.47 residents per household
Density75/ km²about 63.22 km² · Wiltshire 157
Aged 65+23.8%Wiltshire: 21.8% · under 16: 17.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.4% · 160
5–94.4% · 209
10–159.7% · 456
16–196.0% · 281
20–243.6% · 168
25–348.0% · 376
35–4915.6% · 736
50–6425.6% · 1,207
65–7413.0% · 615
75–847.5% · 356
85+3.3% · 154
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.5% · 163
1 car or van34.1% · 652
2 cars or vans39.6% · 757
3 or more17.7% · 339
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Wiltshire overall: 66.9% owned, 14.6% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright42.9% · 820
With mortgage31.6% · 605
Shared ownership0.6% · 11
Social rented13.9% · 265
Private rented11.1% · 212
Type of home
Detached house43.5% · 831
Semi-detached house37.8% · 722
Terraced house14.6% · 278
Purpose-built flat2.3% · 43
Converted house0.8% · 16
Other conversion0.2% · 4
Above shop / office0.6% · 12
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013472- Council
- Wiltshire Council
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 79 of 98
Parishes in the ward
Cheverell MagnaEastertonLittle CheverellMarket LavingtonWest Lavington
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.