Electoral wardE05011968
Dunton ward, Harborough
Dunton is one of 19 electoral wards of Harborough District Council, in Leicestershire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,696 residents in 1,088 households — 67 people per km², the 18th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Leicestershire constituency; for county elections it is in the Broughton Astley and Bruntingthorpe divisions.
Residents, 20212,696council ward average 5,138
Households1,0882.48 residents per household
Density67/ km²about 40.30 km² · Harborough 165
Aged 65+24.0%Harborough: 22.0% · under 16: 15.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.1% · 111
5–94.4% · 118
10–157.2% · 195
16–194.2% · 112
20–244.3% · 116
25–348.1% · 217
35–4916.2% · 436
50–6427.5% · 742
65–7413.7% · 368
75–847.2% · 195
85+3.1% · 84
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.4% · 59
1 car or van24.5% · 266
2 cars or vans43.7% · 475
3 or more26.4% · 287
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Harborough overall: 75.8% owned, 8.7% social rented, 13.5% private rented.
Owned outright49.7% · 541
With mortgage36.2% · 394
Shared ownership0.2% · 2
Social rented4.7% · 51
Private rented9.1% · 99
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house60.9% · 663
Semi-detached house24.8% · 270
Terraced house12.8% · 139
Purpose-built flat0.6% · 6
Other conversion0.2% · 2
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.6% · 6
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011968- Council
- Harborough District Council
- County council
- Leicestershire County Council
- County division
- Broughton Astley, Bruntingthorpe
- Constituency
- South Leicestershire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 16 of 19
Parishes in the ward
ArnesbyAshby MagnaBruntingthorpeDunton BassettPeatling MagnaPeatling ParvaWilloughby Waterleys
Other wards in the same constituency
BBosworth21.5% aged 65+ · 75.4% owned3,411BBroughton Astley South & Leire15.1% aged 65+ · 82.3% owned5,388BBroughton Astley-Primethorpe & Sutton22.6% aged 65+ · 78.8% owned4,900FFleckney22.1% aged 65+ · 81.3% owned5,842LLutterworth East20.6% aged 65+ · 61.0% owned5,360LLutterworth West22.7% aged 65+ · 77.7% owned5,467MMisterton19.5% aged 65+ · 78.6% owned2,982UUllesthorpe23.5% aged 65+ · 78.4% owned3,083
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.