Electoral wardE05005479
Ambien ward, Hinckley and Bosworth
Ambien is one of 16 electoral wards of Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council, in Leicestershire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 3,762 residents in 1,575 households — 77 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hinckley and Bosworth constituency; for county elections it is in the Market Bosworth division.
Residents, 20213,762council ward average 7,102
Households1,5752.39 residents per household
Density77/ km²about 48.92 km² · Hinckley and Bosworth 382
Aged 65+24.1%Hinckley and Bosworth: 22.4% · under 16: 15.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.6% · 135
5–95.2% · 196
10–156.4% · 242
16–194.0% · 149
20–244.0% · 151
25–349.3% · 349
35–4916.5% · 623
50–6426.9% · 1,014
65–7412.7% · 477
75–849.0% · 339
85+2.4% · 90
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.4% · 116
1 car or van34.0% · 536
2 cars or vans38.3% · 604
3 or more20.4% · 322
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Hinckley and Bosworth overall: 74.4% owned, 10.2% social rented, 14.4% private rented.
Owned outright47.2% · 743
With mortgage32.1% · 506
Shared ownership0.9% · 14
Social rented6.7% · 105
Private rented13.1% · 206
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house47.8% · 753
Semi-detached house41.6% · 655
Terraced house7.6% · 119
Purpose-built flat1.3% · 21
Converted house0.6% · 10
Other conversion0.5% · 8
Above shop / office0.4% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005479- County council
- Leicestershire County Council
- County division
- Market Bosworth
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 15 of 16
Parishes in the ward
Dadlington & Sutton CheneyHigham on the HillSheepyStoke Golding
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
BBarlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston24.4% aged 65+ · 76.0% owned3,260BBarwell21.0% aged 65+ · 68.9% owned9,152BBurbage Sketchley and Stretton23.3% aged 65+ · 83.7% owned10,459BBurbage St Catherines and Lash Hill27.4% aged 65+ · 68.3% owned6,049CCadeby, Carlton and Market Bosworth with Shackerstone30.3% aged 65+ · 78.2% owned3,684EEarl Shilton20.6% aged 65+ · 67.4% owned10,630HHinckley Castle16.8% aged 65+ · 59.6% owned7,029HHinckley Clarendon15.8% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned9,322HHinckley De Montfort22.6% aged 65+ · 76.2% owned10,519HHinckley Trinity17.8% aged 65+ · 71.7% owned7,347NNewbold Verdon with Desford and Peckleton25.8% aged 65+ · 80.0% owned8,874TTwycross and Witherley with Sheepy29.3% aged 65+ · 81.6% owned3,101
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.