Electoral wardE05015798
Wescott ward, Wokingham
Wescott is one of 18 electoral wards of Wokingham Borough Council (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 10,254 residents in 4,206 households — 2,399 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Wokingham constituency.
Residents, 202110,254council ward average 9,861
Households4,2062.44 residents per household
Density2,399/ km²about 4.27 km² · Wokingham 992
Aged 65+16.3%Wokingham: 17.2% · under 16: 20.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.5% · 562
5–97.3% · 745
10–158.0% · 820
16–193.9% · 400
20–244.3% · 439
25–3414.0% · 1,436
35–4924.2% · 2,477
50–6416.6% · 1,701
65–747.9% · 812
75–846.0% · 620
85+2.3% · 237
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.1% · 466
1 car or van40.5% · 1,703
2 cars or vans36.7% · 1,544
3 or more11.7% · 492
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Wokingham overall: 76.0% owned, 7.7% social rented, 14.1% private rented.
Owned outright30.6% · 1,288
With mortgage40.2% · 1,691
Shared ownership2.5% · 104
Social rented9.3% · 390
Private rented17.5% · 736
Lives rent free0.0% · 2
Type of home
Detached house39.1% · 1,648
Semi-detached house23.9% · 1,008
Terraced house13.7% · 575
Purpose-built flat18.9% · 794
Converted house1.9% · 80
Other conversion1.0% · 41
Above shop / office1.5% · 65
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015798- Council
- Wokingham Borough Council
- Constituency
- Wokingham
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 9 of 18
Parishes in the ward
Wokingham
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
BBarkham & Arborfield12.1% aged 65+ · 68.2% owned7,632EEmmbrook20.1% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned9,931EEvendons17.2% aged 65+ · 79.3% owned9,527FFinchampstead20.9% aged 65+ · 84.4% owned11,752NNorreys19.3% aged 65+ · 64.6% owned8,577SSpencers Wood & Swallowfield14.1% aged 65+ · 74.5% owned10,647TThames23.0% aged 65+ · 79.2% owned8,857TTwyford, Ruscombe & Hurst19.9% aged 65+ · 73.2% owned10,494WWinnersh14.5% aged 65+ · 73.8% owned10,871WWokingham Without21.8% aged 65+ · 86.6% owned8,421
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 5 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.