Southwick and Wickham ward, Winchester

Southwick and Wickham is one of 16 electoral wards of Winchester City Council, in Hampshire (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,988 residents in 2,956 households — 154 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Fareham and Waterlooville constituency; for county elections it is in the Winchester Southern Parishes division.

Residents, 20216,988council ward average 7,966

Households2,9562.36 residents per household

Density154/ km²about 45.44 km² · Winchester 193

Aged 65+18.8%Winchester: 20.9% · under 16: 18.8%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.2% · 432

5–96.1% · 429

10–156.5% · 456

16–194.9% · 344

20–244.0% · 277

25–3414.3% · 1,002

35–4919.5% · 1,360

50–6419.6% · 1,371

65–749.7% · 678

75–846.5% · 452

85+2.7% · 187

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van9.8% · 289

1 car or van40.7% · 1,202

2 cars or vans36.6% · 1,081

3 or more13.0% · 384

Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Winchester overall: 65.6% owned, 15.3% social rented, 17.6% private rented.

Owned outright29.8% · 880

With mortgage26.9% · 795

Shared ownership3.7% · 108

Social rented16.6% · 492

Private rented22.8% · 674

Lives rent free0.2% · 7

Type of home

Detached house29.8% · 882

Semi-detached house26.1% · 770

Terraced house19.0% · 560

Purpose-built flat14.4% · 426

Converted house1.2% · 34

Other conversion5.0% · 148

Above shop / office0.6% · 17

Caravan, mobile4.0% · 118

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05011006
Council: Winchester City Council
County council: Hampshire County Council
County division: Winchester Southern Parishes
Constituency: Fareham and Waterlooville
Region: South East
Density rank in council: 12 of 16

Parishes in the ward

BoarhuntNewlandsSouthwick and WidleyWickham and Knowle

Other wards in the same constituency

DDenmead21.1% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned8,988

All 16 wards of Winchester

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.