South Charnwood ward, Charnwood

South Charnwood is one of 24 electoral wards of Charnwood Borough Council, in Leicestershire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,979 residents in 1,150 households — 97 people per km², the 23rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Melton and Syston constituency; for county elections it is in the Thurmaston Ridgemere division.

Residents, 20212,979council ward average 7,666

Households1,1502.59 residents per household

Density97/ km²about 30.59 km² · Charnwood 659

Aged 65+15.9%Charnwood: 18.8% · under 16: 21.3%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–47.7% · 230

5–96.0% · 179

10–157.6% · 225

16–194.0% · 119

20–244.8% · 143

25–3414.6% · 434

35–4920.8% · 620

50–6418.6% · 555

65–749.1% · 272

75–845.1% · 152

85+1.6% · 49

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van8.2% · 94

1 car or van33.7% · 387

2 cars or vans43.4% · 499

3 or more14.8% · 170

Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Charnwood overall: 69.8% owned, 11.7% social rented, 17.4% private rented.

Owned outright31.9% · 367

With mortgage42.4% · 489

Shared ownership3.3% · 38

Social rented9.2% · 106

Private rented13.2% · 152

Type of home

Detached house49.3% · 568

Semi-detached house34.5% · 398

Terraced house12.4% · 143

Purpose-built flat2.1% · 24

Converted house1.0% · 12

Above shop / office0.5% · 6

Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05014685
Council: Charnwood Borough Council
County council: Leicestershire County Council
County division: Thurmaston Ridgemere
Constituency: Melton and Syston
Region: East Midlands
Density rank in council: 22 of 24

Parishes in the ward

BarkbyBarkby ThorpeBeebyHamilton LeaThurmaston

Other wards in the same constituency

SSileby & Seagrave16.1% aged 65+ · 72.4% owned8,419 SSyston20.8% aged 65+ · 74.0% owned11,969 TThurmaston22.1% aged 65+ · 72.9% owned9,816 WWreake Valley24.6% aged 65+ · 80.8% owned9,422

All 24 wards of Charnwood

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 1 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.