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Electoral wardE05009889

Marshchapel & Somercotes ward, East Lindsey

Marshchapel & Somercotes is one of 37 electoral wards of East Lindsey District Council, in Lincolnshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 4,494 residents in 1,994 households — 42 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Louth and Horncastle constituency; for county elections it is in the Saltfleet & the Cotes division.

Residents, 20214,494council ward average 3,846
Households1,9942.25 residents per household
Density42/ km²about 106.75 km² · East Lindsey 80
Aged 65+32.7%East Lindsey: 30.4% · under 16: 12.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.4% · 153
5–93.7% · 168
10–155.7% · 254
16–193.2% · 142
20–243.3% · 148
25–348.3% · 373
35–4913.2% · 593
50–6426.5% · 1,192
65–7418.3% · 822
75–8410.9% · 489
85+3.5% · 159

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van9.3% · 185
1 car or van41.0% · 817
2 cars or vans32.8% · 654
3 or more17.0% · 338
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; East Lindsey overall: 67.4% owned, 11.3% social rented, 20.2% private rented.

Owned outright56.2% · 1,120
With mortgage24.5% · 488
Shared ownership0.3% · 5
Social rented6.7% · 134
Private rented12.3% · 246

Type of home

Detached house72.9% · 1,453
Semi-detached house18.7% · 373
Terraced house6.1% · 121
Purpose-built flat0.4% · 8
Converted house0.2% · 4
Other conversion0.3% · 5
Above shop / office0.3% · 5
Caravan, mobile1.3% · 25
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05009889
County division
Saltfleet & the Cotes
Region
East Midlands
Density rank in council
27 of 37

Parishes in the ward

ConisholmeGrainthorpeMarshchapelNorth SomercotesSaltfleetbySkidbrooke with Saltfleet HavenSouth Somercotes

Other wards in the same constituency

AAlford28.8% aged 65+ · 63.4% owned4,928BBinbrook33.0% aged 65+ · 69.1% owned2,442CConingsby & Mareham22.1% aged 65+ · 65.8% owned9,495FFulstow31.1% aged 65+ · 77.8% owned2,821GGrimoldby27.9% aged 65+ · 81.9% owned2,312HHagworthingham31.8% aged 65+ · 74.4% owned2,289HHalton Holegate34.0% aged 65+ · 82.8% owned2,645HHolton-le-Clay & North Thoresby29.4% aged 65+ · 82.4% owned5,062HHorncastle27.1% aged 65+ · 65.2% owned7,746LLegbourne31.0% aged 65+ · 72.2% owned2,170MMablethorpe38.1% aged 65+ · 64.2% owned8,218NNorth Holme23.2% aged 65+ · 56.8% owned2,615PPriory & St James'24.0% aged 65+ · 52.9% owned4,893RRoughton36.4% aged 65+ · 83.7% owned2,365

All 37 wards of East Lindsey

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.