Electoral wardE05010619
Sawley ward, Erewash
Sawley is one of 19 electoral wards of Erewash Borough Council, in Derbyshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 6,465 residents in 2,970 households — 1,983 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Erewash constituency; for county elections it is in the Sawley division.
Residents, 20216,465council ward average 5,942
Households2,9702.18 residents per household
Density1,983/ km²about 3.26 km² · Erewash 1,030
Aged 65+23.2%Erewash: 20.8% · under 16: 16.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.6% · 297
5–95.7% · 371
10–156.2% · 401
16–193.8% · 245
20–244.3% · 281
25–3411.7% · 759
35–4918.6% · 1,201
50–6421.8% · 1,412
65–7411.9% · 769
75–848.7% · 563
85+2.6% · 168
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van19.7% · 586
1 car or van42.0% · 1,248
2 cars or vans29.1% · 864
3 or more9.2% · 273
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Erewash overall: 69.9% owned, 12.7% social rented, 16.8% private rented.
Owned outright37.2% · 1,105
With mortgage32.9% · 976
Shared ownership0.6% · 17
Social rented17.2% · 511
Private rented12.1% · 358
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house24.2% · 718
Semi-detached house53.9% · 1,601
Terraced house14.2% · 422
Purpose-built flat5.7% · 168
Converted house0.5% · 16
Other conversion0.3% · 9
Above shop / office0.7% · 21
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 14
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010619- Council
- Erewash Borough Council
- County council
- Derbyshire County Council
- County division
- Sawley
- Constituency
- Erewash
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 19
Parishes in the ward
Sawley
Other wards in the same constituency
AAwsworth Road16.0% aged 65+ · 54.8% owned5,149BBreaston31.7% aged 65+ · 84.3% owned4,370CCotmanhay19.7% aged 65+ · 50.6% owned5,080DDerby Road East13.4% aged 65+ · 60.3% owned5,469DDerby Road West23.6% aged 65+ · 73.0% owned6,913DDraycott & Risley22.2% aged 65+ · 69.9% owned4,113HHallam Fields12.5% aged 65+ · 75.4% owned5,053KKirk Hallam & Stanton-by-Dale21.6% aged 65+ · 64.2% owned6,406LLarklands18.1% aged 65+ · 61.5% owned8,638LLittle Hallam21.9% aged 65+ · 67.5% owned4,708LLong Eaton Central17.8% aged 65+ · 58.7% owned7,283NNottingham Road19.5% aged 65+ · 72.2% owned4,947SSandiacre20.3% aged 65+ · 70.7% owned8,218SShipley View19.6% aged 65+ · 84.7% owned4,794
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.