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Electoral wardE05006378

Blyth ward, Bassetlaw

Blyth is one of 25 electoral wards of Bassetlaw District Council, in Nottinghamshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,302 residents in 1,036 households — 85 people per km², the 22nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bassetlaw constituency; for county elections it is in the Misterton and Blyth & Harworth divisions.

Residents, 20212,302council ward average 4,712
Households1,0362.22 residents per household
Density85/ km²about 27.21 km² · Bassetlaw 185
Aged 65+30.6%Bassetlaw: 22.1% · under 16: 12.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.4% · 79
5–93.2% · 74
10–155.9% · 135
16–193.8% · 88
20–244.3% · 100
25–349.1% · 209
35–4916.2% · 373
50–6423.5% · 541
65–7414.5% · 333
75–8411.1% · 256
85+5.0% · 115

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van8.1% · 84
1 car or van37.5% · 388
2 cars or vans35.3% · 366
3 or more19.1% · 198
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Bassetlaw overall: 68.2% owned, 15.0% social rented, 16.2% private rented.

Owned outright47.8% · 495
With mortgage29.6% · 307
Shared ownership0.1% · 1
Social rented5.5% · 57
Private rented17.0% · 176

Type of home

Detached house54.6% · 566
Semi-detached house30.6% · 317
Terraced house8.5% · 88
Purpose-built flat3.1% · 32
Converted house0.5% · 5
Other conversion2.1% · 22
Above shop / office0.5% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
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.