Electoral wardE05014671
Forest Bradgate ward, Charnwood
Forest Bradgate is one of 24 electoral wards of Charnwood Borough Council, in Leicestershire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 3,364 residents in 1,353 households — 92 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Mid Leicestershire constituency; for county elections it is in the Bradgate division.
Residents, 20213,364council ward average 7,666
Households1,3532.49 residents per household
Density92/ km²about 36.68 km² · Charnwood 659
Aged 65+25.6%Charnwood: 18.8% · under 16: 16.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.8% · 160
5–94.9% · 163
10–156.8% · 229
16–197.9% · 265
20–243.3% · 112
25–346.8% · 229
35–4918.1% · 609
50–6421.7% · 730
65–7414.3% · 480
75–848.4% · 283
85+2.9% · 97
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.7% · 90
1 car or van34.3% · 464
2 cars or vans41.6% · 563
3 or more17.4% · 236
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Charnwood overall: 69.8% owned, 11.7% social rented, 17.4% private rented.
Owned outright49.1% · 664
With mortgage31.1% · 420
Shared ownership0.2% · 3
Social rented6.5% · 88
Private rented12.9% · 174
Lives rent free0.2% · 3
Type of home
Detached house53.3% · 723
Semi-detached house28.8% · 391
Terraced house12.5% · 169
Purpose-built flat1.8% · 25
Converted house1.5% · 21
Other conversion1.6% · 22
Above shop / office0.3% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014671- Council
- Charnwood Borough Council
- County council
- Leicestershire County Council
- County division
- Bradgate
- Constituency
- Mid Leicestershire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 23 of 24
Parishes in the ward
Newtown LinfordUlverscroftWoodhouse
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 2 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.