Thurnby & Houghton ward, Harborough

Thurnby & Houghton is one of 19 electoral wards of Harborough District Council, in Leicestershire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 9,337 residents in 3,689 households — 224 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Rutland and Stamford constituency; for county elections it is in the Launde division.

Residents, 20219,337council ward average 5,138

Households3,6892.53 residents per household

Density224/ km²about 41.65 km² · Harborough 165

Aged 65+22.4%Harborough: 22.0% · under 16: 18.3%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.9% · 549

5–95.6% · 523

10–156.8% · 633

16–193.9% · 360

20–244.7% · 439

25–3412.0% · 1,117

35–4918.1% · 1,690

50–6420.7% · 1,935

65–7411.5% · 1,076

75–847.4% · 692

85+3.5% · 324

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van8.5% · 315

1 car or van35.1% · 1,296

2 cars or vans39.7% · 1,463

3 or more16.7% · 615

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright43.5% · 1,603

With mortgage38.5% · 1,422

Shared ownership3.1% · 115

Social rented5.7% · 210

Private rented9.1% · 337

Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house57.0% · 2,104

Semi-detached house28.1% · 1,038

Terraced house9.7% · 356

Purpose-built flat4.5% · 167

Converted house0.2% · 6

Other conversion0.2% · 6

Above shop / office0.2% · 8

Caravan, mobile0.1% · 4

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05011981
Council: Harborough District Council
County council: Leicestershire County Council
County division: Launde
Constituency: Rutland and Stamford
Region: East Midlands
Density rank in council: 9 of 19

Parishes in the ward

Houghton on the HillHungartonKeyhamScraptoftStoughtonThurnby and Bushby

Other wards in the same constituency

BBillesdon & Tilton26.0% aged 65+ · 76.4% owned2,623 NNevill24.5% aged 65+ · 78.4% owned2,872

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.