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Wards with the largest share of residents aged 65+

Wards with the largest share of residents aged 65+

The top 200 of 7,568 wards in England and Wales with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census, ranked by % aged 65+.

#	Ward	Council	% aged 65+	Residents	Households
1	South Downham	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	53.7%	2,349	1,306
2	Bexhill Collington	Rother	52.2%	4,179	2,124
3	Sutton on Sea	East Lindsey	50.8%	4,453	2,242
4	Sidmouth Town	East Devon	50.5%	4,413	2,288
5	Barton & Becton	New Forest	50.4%	7,407	3,545
6	Homelands	Tendring	48.0%	3,489	1,780
7	St Bartholomew's	Tendring	47.2%	5,822	2,911
8	Frinton	Tendring	46.7%	5,519	2,846
9	Ferring	Arun	46.6%	4,853	2,368
10	Bembridge	Isle of Wight	46.0%	3,561	1,751
11	Aldwick East	Arun	45.0%	5,172	2,454
12	Ditchling & Westmeston	Lewes	44.7%	2,554	1,052
13	Bridlington North	East Riding of Yorkshire	44.6%	13,270	6,630
14	Brancaster	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	44.5%	2,131	1,107
15	Beeston Regis & The Runtons	North Norfolk	44.5%	2,482	1,222
16	Bishopsteignton	Teignbridge	44.4%	2,636	1,253
17	Bexhill St Marks	Rother	44.2%	4,967	2,284
18	Birchington North	Thanet	44.2%	3,884	1,867
19	Highcliffe & Walkford	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	44.1%	10,007	4,864
20	Bexhill Kewhurst	Rother	44.1%	4,735	2,306
21	Gorllewin Porthmadog	Gwynedd	44.1%	1,506	796
22	Canford Cliffs	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	44.0%	9,369	4,700
23	Sidmouth Rural	East Devon	44.0%	2,101	1,002
24	Hunstanton	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	44.0%	4,230	2,185
25	Lytham West	Fylde	43.8%	3,870	2,094
26	The Strettons	Shropshire	43.7%	4,592	2,254
27	Freshwater North & Yarmouth	Isle of Wight	43.5%	3,080	1,554
28	Seaton	East Devon	43.3%	7,128	3,624
29	Rustington East	Arun	43.2%	5,364	2,700
30	South Downs	Wealden	43.1%	2,976	1,416
31	Chapel St Leonards	East Lindsey	42.3%	4,739	2,349
32	Wellswood	Torbay	42.2%	7,126	3,789
33	East Preston	Arun	42.2%	7,775	3,674
34	Holt	North Norfolk	42.1%	4,724	2,372
35	Budleigh & Raleigh	East Devon	42.0%	7,671	3,599
36	Eastcliff	Tendring	42.0%	2,884	1,371
37	Heacham	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	42.0%	5,169	2,558
38	Bexhill Sackville	Rother	41.9%	4,898	2,646
39	Southwold	East Suffolk	41.9%	3,842	1,938
40	Pembroke: St Michael	Pembrokeshire	41.8%	1,828	906
41	Nettlestone & Seaview	Isle of Wight	41.6%	2,522	1,209
42	Milford & Hordle	New Forest	41.5%	10,478	4,920
43	St Benet's	North Norfolk	41.4%	2,348	1,142
44	Ludlow North	Shropshire	41.3%	3,531	1,875
45	Coastal	North Norfolk	41.3%	2,293	1,132
46	Lyme & Charmouth	Dorset	41.1%	5,078	2,510
47	Teignmouth East	Teignbridge	41.1%	4,529	2,296
48	Wootton Wawen	Stratford-on-Avon	41.1%	1,444	710
49	Snettisham	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	41.0%	2,709	1,302
50	Lake South	Isle of Wight	40.9%	3,396	1,701
51	Ferndown North	Dorset	40.9%	8,692	4,178
52	Totland & Colwell	Isle of Wight	40.8%	3,557	1,673
53	West Moors & Three Legged Cross	Dorset	40.8%	8,870	4,114
54	Seaford West	Lewes	40.7%	4,471	2,080
55	Tenterden North	Ashford	40.7%	2,148	1,110
56	Rest Bay	Bridgend County Borough	40.4%	2,358	1,023
57	Sheringham South	North Norfolk	40.1%	4,891	2,273
58	Woodhall Spa	East Lindsey	40.0%	4,442	2,100
59	Middleton-on-Sea	Arun	40.0%	4,916	2,430
60	Dersingham	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	39.9%	6,025	2,880
61	Hickling	North Norfolk	39.8%	2,537	1,184
62	Pevensey Bay	Wealden	39.7%	2,890	1,453
63	Southern Rother	Rother	39.7%	4,123	1,882
64	Llangunllo with Norton	Powys	39.6%	1,626	748
65	Northam	Torridge	39.5%	4,931	2,323
66	Silverdale	Lancaster	39.5%	2,098	957
67	Mundesley	North Norfolk	39.5%	2,778	1,383
68	Exmouth Littleham	East Devon	39.4%	8,070	3,813
69	Brighstone, Calbourne & Shalfleet	Isle of Wight	39.3%	3,064	1,446
70	St Leonards & St Ives	Dorset	39.3%	7,902	3,477
71	Torksey	West Lindsey	39.2%	2,858	1,349
72	North Walsham Market Cross	North Norfolk	39.2%	2,847	1,463
73	Sheringham North	North Norfolk	39.2%	2,465	1,269
74	Saundersfoot South	Pembrokeshire	39.2%	1,570	780
75	Freshwater South	Isle of Wight	38.9%	3,655	1,809
76	Hayling West	Havant	38.8%	8,357	3,928
77	Newport and Dinas	Pembrokeshire	38.8%	1,816	897
78	Beer & Branscombe	East Devon	38.7%	2,353	1,065
79	Shaldon & Stokeinteignhead	Teignbridge	38.7%	2,451	1,123
80	Deganwy	Conwy County Borough	38.7%	3,762	1,844
81	Tavistock South East	West Devon	38.6%	3,893	1,804
82	Crowborough St Johns	Wealden	38.6%	2,935	1,269
83	Garstang	Wyre	38.6%	6,616	3,235
84	Meads	Eastbourne	38.5%	10,939	5,727
85	Poppyland	North Norfolk	38.4%	2,583	1,229
86	Ledbury North	Herefordshire	38.3%	2,878	1,472
87	Sherborne East	Dorset	38.3%	4,389	2,217
88	Chesil Bank	Dorset	38.3%	3,932	1,847
89	Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford	Tendring	38.3%	3,388	1,550
90	Drayton South	Broadland	38.3%	2,405	1,022
91	Hythe Central	New Forest	38.2%	5,829	2,812
92	Mablethorpe	East Lindsey	38.1%	8,218	3,982
93	Pagham	Arun	38.1%	6,435	2,968
94	Romney Marsh	Folkestone and Hythe	38.0%	7,108	3,260
95	Wells with Holkham	North Norfolk	38.0%	2,366	1,193
96	West Clacton & Jaywick Sands	Tendring	37.9%	5,310	2,918
97	Churston with Galmpton	Torbay	37.8%	7,012	3,127
98	Filey	North Yorkshire	37.8%	7,083	3,463
99	Cromer Town	North Norfolk	37.8%	4,992	2,696
100	Dyffryn Ardudwy	Gwynedd	37.8%	1,467	705
101	Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers	Shropshire	37.6%	3,305	1,439
102	Westward Ho!	Torridge	37.6%	3,743	1,934
103	Torrisholme	Lancaster	37.6%	3,804	1,867
104	Carnegie	Fylde	37.6%	4,323	2,269
105	Park	Fylde	37.6%	3,668	1,729
106	Selsey South	Chichester	37.6%	6,309	2,910
107	West Parley	Dorset	37.5%	3,660	1,602
108	Criccieth	Gwynedd	37.5%	1,737	766
109	Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos	Cornwall	37.4%	5,807	2,802
110	Lee West	Gosport	37.4%	5,195	2,424
111	Disserth and Trecoed with Newbridge	Powys	37.4%	1,839	909
112	Binstead & Fishbourne	Isle of Wight	37.3%	3,534	1,596
113	Mudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	37.3%	10,186	4,821
114	Seaford East	Lewes	37.3%	4,776	2,132
115	Arthog a Llangelynnin	Gwynedd	37.3%	1,616	808
116	Swalecliffe	Canterbury	37.2%	3,962	1,940
117	Craig-y-don	Conwy County Borough	37.2%	3,327	1,567
118	Newton	Bridgend County Borough	37.2%	2,317	1,068
119	Ventnor & St Lawrence	Isle of Wight	37.1%	3,270	1,722
120	Minehead	Somerset	37.1%	8,642	4,175
121	Preesall	Wyre	37.1%	5,656	2,724
122	Borras Park	Wrexham County Borough	37.1%	2,267	1,048
123	Lligwy	Anglesey	37.1%	5,783	2,738
124	Grange and Cartmel	Westmorland and Furness	37.0%	10,429	5,055
125	Stokenham	South Hams	37.0%	2,645	1,190
126	Rustington West	Arun	37.0%	8,342	3,955
127	Cambridge	Sefton	37.0%	12,520	6,378
128	Llandrillo-yn-Rhos	Conwy County Borough	37.0%	7,773	3,765
129	Scalby & the Coast	North Yorkshire	36.9%	5,734	2,717
130	Burrsville	Tendring	36.9%	5,153	2,432
131	Seaford South	Lewes	36.9%	4,391	2,076
132	Brede & Udimore	Rother	36.9%	2,198	959
133	Pennard	Swansea	36.9%	3,113	1,355
134	Newbridges	East Devon	36.8%	2,533	1,113
135	Eastern Felixstowe	East Suffolk	36.8%	12,978	6,217
136	Sidmouth Sidford	East Devon	36.7%	7,863	3,686
137	Upper Willingdon	Wealden	36.7%	3,266	1,514
138	Walmer	Dover	36.7%	6,729	3,221
139	Hythe	Folkestone and Hythe	36.7%	11,110	5,365
140	Billingham West & Wolviston	Stockton-on-Tees	36.6%	3,913	1,874
141	Wootton Bridge	Isle of Wight	36.6%	3,389	1,630
142	Dulverton & Exmoor	Somerset	36.6%	7,928	3,764
143	Marshwood Vale	Dorset	36.6%	3,508	1,576
144	Coly Valley	East Devon	36.6%	4,709	2,117
145	Birchington South	Thanet	36.6%	6,511	3,152
146	Hoveton & Tunstead	North Norfolk	36.6%	5,104	2,373
147	Bamburgh	Northumberland	36.5%	4,378	2,192
148	Stow	Cotswold	36.5%	2,480	1,218
149	Roughton	East Lindsey	36.4%	2,365	1,034
150	Clun	Shropshire	36.3%	4,638	2,119
151	Stalbridge & Marnhull	Dorset	36.3%	5,152	2,360
152	Bakewell	Derbyshire Dales	36.3%	4,258	2,035
153	Corbridge	Northumberland	36.2%	4,977	2,334
154	Bradstowe	Thanet	36.2%	3,949	1,878
155	Oakham South	Rutland	36.1%	4,220	1,982
156	Clevedon Walton	North Somerset	36.1%	4,513	2,103
157	Cleveleys Park	Wyre	36.1%	4,525	2,213
158	Burnham Market & Docking	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	36.1%	2,516	1,205
159	Suffield Park	North Norfolk	36.1%	2,551	1,162
160	New Quay and Llanllwchaearn	Ceredigion	36.1%	1,739	858
161	Coal Aston	North East Derbyshire	36.0%	3,756	1,783
162	Wingerworth	North East Derbyshire	36.0%	4,712	2,164
163	Withern & Theddlethorpe	East Lindsey	36.0%	2,546	1,133
164	The Fornhams & Great Barton	West Suffolk	36.0%	4,149	1,866
165	Romsey Abbey	Test Valley	35.9%	5,388	2,806
166	Willoughby with Sloothby	East Lindsey	35.9%	2,417	1,110
167	Biddulph South	Staffordshire Moorlands	35.9%	1,590	725
168	Aldwick West	Arun	35.8%	6,279	2,853
169	Aberaeron and Aberarth	Ceredigion	35.8%	1,759	894
170	Newchurch, Havenstreet & Ashey	Isle of Wight	35.7%	3,394	1,518
171	Moreton West	Cotswold	35.7%	2,325	1,226
172	Alkham & Capel-le-Ferne	Dover	35.7%	3,167	1,458
173	Morfa Tywyn	Gwynedd	35.7%	1,880	966
174	Gorllewin Tywyn	Gwynedd	35.7%	1,253	599
175	Feock & Kea	Cornwall	35.6%	5,324	2,401
176	Kent Estuary	Westmorland and Furness	35.6%	6,219	2,854
177	Burnham on Sea North	Somerset	35.6%	9,803	4,689
178	Aberdyfi	Gwynedd	35.6%	1,015	549
179	Furzeham with Summercombe	Torbay	35.5%	9,902	4,717
180	Wooler	Northumberland	35.5%	3,754	1,886
181	Swanage	Dorset	35.5%	9,426	4,512
182	Bridport	Dorset	35.5%	13,751	6,819
183	Mary Tavy	West Devon	35.5%	1,601	704
184	Broadway, Sedgeberrow & Childswickham	Wychavon	35.5%	6,314	2,993
185	Cantref	Monmouthshire	35.5%	2,249	1,029
186	Burgh le Marsh	East Lindsey	35.4%	2,602	1,225
187	Harlech a Llanbedr	Gwynedd	35.4%	2,715	1,348
188	Hayling East	Havant	35.3%	9,035	4,263
189	North Downham	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	35.3%	2,547	1,216
190	Goring	Worthing	35.3%	8,406	3,838
191	Bridgnorth Castle	Shropshire	35.2%	4,345	2,021
192	Arlington	Wealden	35.2%	2,966	1,268
193	Amble West with Warkworth	Northumberland	35.1%	4,093	1,980
194	Beaminster	Dorset	35.1%	4,258	2,042
195	Leyburn & Middleham	North Yorkshire	35.1%	5,417	2,668
196	Bare	Lancaster	35.1%	6,904	3,242
197	Burford	West Oxfordshire	35.1%	1,977	887
198	Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown	Stratford-on-Avon	35.1%	3,512	1,733
199	Haverstoe	North East Lincolnshire	35.0%	9,421	4,424
200	Cramlington South East	Northumberland	35.0%	3,739	1,912

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis · Open Government Licence v3.0