Electoral wardE05014475
Blythe ward, East Staffordshire
Blythe is one of 16 electoral wards of East Staffordshire Borough Council, in Staffordshire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,894 residents in 1,147 households — 41 people per km², the 16th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Burton and Uttoxeter and Lichfield constituencies; for county elections it is in the Uttoxeter Rural division.
Residents, 20212,894council ward average 7,751
Households1,1472.52 residents per household
Density41/ km²about 71.28 km² · East Staffordshire 320
Aged 65+25.6%East Staffordshire: 18.6% · under 16: 15.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.0% · 116
5–95.0% · 144
10–156.6% · 191
16–194.3% · 125
20–244.8% · 140
25–348.2% · 237
35–4915.9% · 460
50–6425.6% · 741
65–7414.4% · 418
75–848.1% · 234
85+3.0% · 88
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van3.4% · 39
1 car or van29.6% · 339
2 cars or vans40.4% · 463
3 or more26.7% · 306
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; East Staffordshire overall: 66.8% owned, 12.9% social rented, 19.5% private rented.
Owned outright52.6% · 603
With mortgage34.1% · 391
Shared ownership0.6% · 7
Social rented2.9% · 33
Private rented9.8% · 112
Type of home
Detached house72.6% · 833
Semi-detached house20.2% · 232
Terraced house5.6% · 64
Purpose-built flat0.6% · 7
Converted house0.1% · 1
Other conversion0.4% · 5
Above shop / office0.3% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014475- County council
- Staffordshire County Council
- County division
- Uttoxeter Rural
- Constituency
- Burton and Uttoxeter, Lichfield
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 16 of 16
Parishes in the ward
KingstoneLeighUttoxeter Rural
Other wards in the same constituency
AAnglesey8.8% aged 65+ · 43.1% owned7,844BBagots & Needwood26.9% aged 65+ · 82.4% owned11,490BBranston15.2% aged 65+ · 77.9% owned9,379BBrizlincote23.9% aged 65+ · 87.6% owned5,263BBurton & Eton9.9% aged 65+ · 41.2% owned9,913CCrown21.3% aged 65+ · 81.5% owned3,502DDove26.4% aged 65+ · 78.0% owned8,130HHeath17.8% aged 65+ · 69.9% owned9,063HHorninglow & Outwoods16.6% aged 65+ · 62.6% owned11,467SShobnall11.0% aged 65+ · 45.2% owned8,470SStapenhill18.4% aged 65+ · 51.6% owned8,193SStramshall & Weaver25.1% aged 65+ · 72.6% owned4,850SStretton20.5% aged 65+ · 80.7% owned10,216TTown21.3% aged 65+ · 71.4% owned4,958
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.