Billesdon & Tilton ward, Harborough

Billesdon & Tilton is one of 19 electoral wards of Harborough District Council, in Leicestershire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,623 residents in 1,119 households — 29 people per km², the 19th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Rutland and Stamford constituency; for county elections it is in the Gartree and Launde divisions.

Residents, 20212,623council ward average 5,138

Households1,1192.34 residents per household

Density29/ km²about 91.08 km² · Harborough 165

Aged 65+26.0%Harborough: 22.0% · under 16: 15.3%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.7% · 97

5–95.1% · 135

10–156.5% · 170

16–194.3% · 114

20–244.5% · 117

25–347.7% · 201

35–4917.2% · 452

50–6424.9% · 654

65–7413.4% · 352

75–8410.2% · 268

85+2.4% · 62

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van4.6% · 52

1 car or van34.9% · 390

2 cars or vans39.2% · 439

3 or more21.3% · 238

Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Harborough overall: 75.8% owned, 8.7% social rented, 13.5% private rented.

Owned outright46.9% · 525

With mortgage29.5% · 330

Shared ownership1.3% · 15

Social rented7.4% · 83

Private rented14.8% · 166

Type of home

Detached house58.7% · 657

Semi-detached house25.6% · 287

Terraced house11.7% · 131

Purpose-built flat2.2% · 25

Converted house0.7% · 8

Other conversion0.4% · 5

Above shop / office0.3% · 3

Caravan, mobile0.3% · 3

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05011964
Council: Harborough District Council
County council: Leicestershire County Council
County division: Gartree, Launde
Constituency: Rutland and Stamford
Region: East Midlands
Density rank in council: 19 of 19

Parishes in the ward

BillesdonCold NewtonFrisbyLaundeLoddingtonLowesbyMarefieldOwston and NewboldRollestonSkeffingtonTilton on the Hill and HalsteadTugby and KeythorpeWithcote

Other wards in the same constituency

NNevill24.5% aged 65+ · 78.4% owned2,872 TThurnby & Houghton22.4% aged 65+ · 82.0% owned9,337

All 19 wards of Harborough

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.