Electoral wardE05010690
Skegby ward, Ashfield
Skegby is one of 23 electoral wards of Ashfield District Council, in Nottinghamshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 6,718 residents in 3,019 households — 1,403 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ashfield constituency; for county elections it is in the Sutton North division.
Residents, 20216,718council ward average 5,491
Households3,0192.23 residents per household
Density1,403/ km²about 4.79 km² · Ashfield 1,153
Aged 65+24.7%Ashfield: 19.7% · under 16: 16.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.3% · 287
5–95.2% · 351
10–156.5% · 435
16–193.8% · 258
20–244.7% · 319
25–3411.6% · 779
35–4916.9% · 1,132
50–6422.3% · 1,496
65–7412.4% · 836
75–849.2% · 617
85+3.1% · 208
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van18.6% · 563
1 car or van43.6% · 1,317
2 cars or vans28.6% · 863
3 or more9.1% · 276
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ashfield overall: 67.4% owned, 14.9% social rented, 17.1% private rented.
Owned outright41.7% · 1,257
With mortgage29.9% · 903
Shared ownership0.3% · 10
Social rented13.1% · 396
Private rented14.8% · 447
Lives rent free0.2% · 5
Type of home
Detached house34.6% · 1,046
Semi-detached house48.2% · 1,454
Terraced house12.2% · 368
Purpose-built flat3.3% · 100
Converted house1.1% · 32
Other conversion0.3% · 8
Above shop / office0.3% · 10
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010690- Council
- Ashfield District Council
- County council
- Nottinghamshire County Council
- County division
- Sutton North
- Constituency
- Ashfield
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 23
Other wards in the same constituency
AAbbey Hill19.7% aged 65+ · 53.6% owned3,522AAnnesley & Kirkby Woodhouse22.5% aged 65+ · 78.3% owned7,458AAshfields12.9% aged 65+ · 76.7% owned3,985CCarsic15.6% aged 65+ · 41.5% owned3,793GGreenwood & Summit16.3% aged 65+ · 51.4% owned7,286HHuthwaite & Brierley20.8% aged 65+ · 66.7% owned7,567JJacksdale & Westwood23.0% aged 65+ · 74.5% owned3,285KKingsway26.1% aged 65+ · 75.3% owned2,611KKirkby Cross & Portland17.7% aged 65+ · 73.7% owned4,577LLarwood14.9% aged 65+ · 85.6% owned3,837LLeamington18.6% aged 65+ · 43.7% owned4,119SSelston23.8% aged 65+ · 75.0% owned6,336SStanton Hill & Teversal19.0% aged 65+ · 66.7% owned3,347SSutton Central & New Cross14.0% aged 65+ · 50.2% owned7,817
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.