Electoral wardE05009878
Croft ward, East Lindsey
Croft is one of 37 electoral wards of East Lindsey District Council, in Lincolnshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,413 residents in 1,014 households — 38 people per km², the 29th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Boston and Skegness constituency; for county elections it is in the Skegness South and Wainfleet divisions.
Residents, 20212,413council ward average 3,846
Households1,0142.38 residents per household
Density38/ km²about 63.84 km² · East Lindsey 80
Aged 65+31.0%East Lindsey: 30.4% · under 16: 12.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.6% · 63
5–93.9% · 93
10–156.1% · 147
16–194.1% · 99
20–244.0% · 96
25–346.8% · 163
35–4914.8% · 358
50–6426.8% · 647
65–7418.1% · 438
75–8410.0% · 241
85+2.9% · 69
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.8% · 59
1 car or van33.8% · 343
2 cars or vans38.9% · 395
3 or more21.5% · 218
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; East Lindsey overall: 67.4% owned, 11.3% social rented, 20.2% private rented.
Owned outright58.3% · 592
With mortgage24.7% · 251
Shared ownership0.5% · 5
Social rented4.8% · 49
Private rented11.7% · 119
Type of home
Detached house77.2% · 783
Semi-detached house17.0% · 172
Terraced house2.9% · 29
Purpose-built flat0.4% · 4
Converted house0.5% · 5
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Caravan, mobile1.9% · 19
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009878- County council
- Lincolnshire County Council
- County division
- Skegness South, Wainfleet
- Constituency
- Boston and Skegness
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 28 of 37
Parishes in the ward
BratoftCroftFirsbyGreat SteepingIrby in the MarshLittle SteepingThorpe St. Peter
Other wards in the same constituency
BBurgh le Marsh35.4% aged 65+ · 73.4% owned2,602CChapel St Leonards42.3% aged 65+ · 71.1% owned4,739FFriskney28.5% aged 65+ · 70.2% owned2,297IIngoldmells33.7% aged 65+ · 62.8% owned2,268SScarbrough & Seacroft25.7% aged 65+ · 47.0% owned9,654SSibsey & Stickney30.0% aged 65+ · 79.5% owned5,096SSt Clement's27.6% aged 65+ · 56.3% owned5,574WWainfleet28.2% aged 65+ · 57.1% owned2,728WWilloughby with Sloothby35.9% aged 65+ · 77.2% owned2,417WWinthorpe26.3% aged 65+ · 49.4% owned5,899
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.