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Electoral wardE05005480
Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston ward, Hinckley and Bosworth
Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston is one of 16 electoral wards of Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council, in Leicestershire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 3,260 residents in 1,407 households — 188 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hinckley and Bosworth constituency; for county elections it is in the Mallory and Market Bosworth divisions.
Residents, 20213,260council ward average 7,102
Households1,4072.32 residents per household
Density188/ km²about 17.39 km² · Hinckley and Bosworth 382
Aged 65+24.4%Hinckley and Bosworth: 22.4% · under 16: 15.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.4% · 145
5–95.0% · 164
10–156.3% · 204
16–194.1% · 134
20–245.0% · 164
25–3410.0% · 327
35–4916.8% · 548
50–6423.9% · 781
65–7413.8% · 450
75–848.2% · 268
85+2.4% · 77
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.9% · 125
1 car or van38.7% · 545
2 cars or vans34.5% · 486
3 or more17.9% · 252
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Hinckley and Bosworth overall: 74.4% owned, 10.2% social rented, 14.4% private rented.
Owned outright43.8% · 617
With mortgage32.2% · 453
Shared ownership0.3% · 4
Social rented9.9% · 140
Private rented13.6% · 192
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house36.1% · 507
Semi-detached house43.0% · 604
Terraced house18.9% · 266
Purpose-built flat0.9% · 13
Converted house0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.3% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.7% · 10
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005480- County council
- Leicestershire County Council
- County division
- Mallory, Market Bosworth
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 13 of 16
Parishes in the ward
BarlestoneNailstoneOsbaston
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
AAmbien24.1% aged 65+ · 79.3% owned3,762BBarwell21.0% 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.