Electoral wardE05013484
Urchfont & Bishops Cannings ward, Wiltshire
Urchfont & Bishops Cannings is one of 98 electoral wards of Wiltshire Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,825 residents in 2,103 households — 77 people per km², the 65th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Melksham and Devizes constituency.
Residents, 20214,825council ward average 5,199
Households2,1032.29 residents per household
Density77/ km²about 62.83 km² · Wiltshire 157
Aged 65+21.8%Wiltshire: 21.8% · under 16: 17.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.4% · 261
5–95.1% · 247
10–156.9% · 334
16–194.0% · 194
20–244.0% · 194
25–3411.2% · 541
35–4918.1% · 871
50–6423.5% · 1,132
65–7412.7% · 611
75–846.5% · 312
85+2.6% · 127
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.2% · 173
1 car or van39.2% · 824
2 cars or vans38.2% · 803
3 or more14.3% · 301
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Wiltshire overall: 66.9% owned, 14.6% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright35.7% · 751
With mortgage31.9% · 670
Shared ownership4.2% · 89
Social rented14.6% · 307
Private rented13.6% · 286
Type of home
Detached house41.2% · 867
Semi-detached house27.6% · 581
Terraced house20.1% · 422
Purpose-built flat7.9% · 166
Converted house0.3% · 7
Other conversion1.2% · 25
Above shop / office0.2% · 4
Caravan, mobile1.4% · 30
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013484- Council
- Wiltshire Council
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 75 of 98
Parishes in the ward
Bishops CanningsEtchilhamptonStertUrchfont
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.