Electoral wardE05014669
Birstall West ward, Charnwood
Birstall West is one of 24 electoral wards of Charnwood Borough Council, in Leicestershire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 7,651 residents in 2,899 households — 1,501 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Mid Leicestershire constituency; for county elections it is in the Birstall and Bradgate divisions.
Residents, 20217,651council ward average 7,666
Households2,8992.64 residents per household
Density1,501/ km²about 5.10 km² · Charnwood 659
Aged 65+18.6%Charnwood: 18.8% · under 16: 19.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.0% · 462
5–96.5% · 498
10–156.8% · 518
16–193.8% · 288
20–245.0% · 379
25–3413.2% · 1,011
35–4921.4% · 1,641
50–6418.7% · 1,431
65–749.6% · 736
75–846.0% · 458
85+3.0% · 229
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.1% · 265
1 car or van38.8% · 1,126
2 cars or vans39.4% · 1,141
3 or more12.7% · 367
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Charnwood overall: 69.8% owned, 11.7% social rented, 17.4% private rented.
Owned outright39.5% · 1,146
With mortgage42.0% · 1,218
Shared ownership0.7% · 20
Social rented4.8% · 138
Private rented13.0% · 378
Type of home
Detached house33.9% · 979
Semi-detached house53.3% · 1,540
Terraced house9.0% · 261
Purpose-built flat3.2% · 93
Converted house0.4% · 11
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.1% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014669- Council
- Charnwood Borough Council
- County council
- Leicestershire County Council
- County division
- Birstall, Bradgate
- Constituency
- Mid Leicestershire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 24
Parishes in the ward
Birstall
Other wards in the same constituency
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 4 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.