Electoral wardE05014679
Mountsorrel ward, Charnwood
Mountsorrel is one of 24 electoral wards of Charnwood Borough Council, in Leicestershire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 7,017 residents in 3,065 households — 3,617 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Mid Leicestershire constituency; for county elections it is in the Rothley & Mountsorrel division.
Residents, 20217,017council ward average 7,666
Households3,0652.29 residents per household
Density3,617/ km²about 1.94 km² · Charnwood 659
Aged 65+17.3%Charnwood: 18.8% · under 16: 18.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.6% · 392
5–95.7% · 403
10–157.2% · 504
16–194.2% · 294
20–245.2% · 367
25–3413.0% · 914
35–4919.0% · 1,331
50–6422.7% · 1,594
65–748.9% · 625
75–846.4% · 451
85+2.0% · 140
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.5% · 352
1 car or van40.3% · 1,234
2 cars or vans36.4% · 1,114
3 or more11.9% · 364
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Charnwood overall: 69.8% owned, 11.7% social rented, 17.4% private rented.
Owned outright36.1% · 1,106
With mortgage38.2% · 1,169
Shared ownership0.6% · 17
Social rented11.4% · 348
Private rented13.8% · 423
Type of home
Detached house34.6% · 1,059
Semi-detached house40.4% · 1,239
Terraced house16.8% · 514
Purpose-built flat6.1% · 188
Converted house0.6% · 18
Other conversion0.2% · 6
Above shop / office0.1% · 4
Caravan, mobile1.2% · 36
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014679- Council
- Charnwood Borough Council
- County council
- Leicestershire County Council
- County division
- Rothley & Mountsorrel
- Constituency
- Mid Leicestershire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 2 of 24
Parishes in the ward
Mountsorrel
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.