Electoral wardE05010622
Wilsthorpe ward, Erewash
Wilsthorpe is one of 19 electoral wards of Erewash Borough Council, in Derbyshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 7,568 residents in 3,252 households — 4,702 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Erewash constituency; for county elections it is in the Sawley division.
Residents, 20217,568council ward average 5,942
Households3,2522.33 residents per household
Density4,702/ km²about 1.61 km² · Erewash 1,030
Aged 65+17.5%Erewash: 20.8% · under 16: 17.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.7% · 359
5–95.6% · 421
10–157.5% · 568
16–194.3% · 329
20–245.3% · 399
25–3412.5% · 944
35–4919.9% · 1,503
50–6422.7% · 1,719
65–749.6% · 723
75–846.1% · 465
85+1.8% · 137
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van14.4% · 468
1 car or van43.6% · 1,419
2 cars or vans31.6% · 1,028
3 or more10.4% · 337
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Erewash overall: 69.9% owned, 12.7% social rented, 16.8% private rented.
Owned outright38.8% · 1,262
With mortgage39.0% · 1,268
Shared ownership0.7% · 23
Social rented7.3% · 239
Private rented14.1% · 460
Type of home
Detached house29.3% · 953
Semi-detached house53.0% · 1,724
Terraced house11.9% · 386
Purpose-built flat4.7% · 152
Converted house0.8% · 25
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.3% · 10
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010622- Council
- Erewash Borough Council
- County council
- Derbyshire County Council
- County division
- Sawley
- Constituency
- Erewash
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 3 of 19
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% owned8,218SSawley23.2% aged 65+ · 70.1% owned6,465
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.