Electoral wardE05005481
Barwell ward, Hinckley and Bosworth
Barwell is one of 16 electoral wards of Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council, in Leicestershire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 9,152 residents in 4,070 households — 1,075 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hinckley and Bosworth constituency; for county elections it is in the Earl Shilton and Mallory divisions.
Residents, 20219,152council ward average 7,102
Households4,0702.25 residents per household
Density1,075/ km²about 8.51 km² · Hinckley and Bosworth 382
Aged 65+21.0%Hinckley and Bosworth: 22.4% · under 16: 17.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.8% · 437
5–95.3% · 485
10–157.1% · 653
16–193.9% · 360
20–244.5% · 410
25–3413.4% · 1,224
35–4919.0% · 1,744
50–6421.0% · 1,919
65–7411.8% · 1,078
75–847.0% · 637
85+2.3% · 208
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van14.5% · 590
1 car or van42.9% · 1,745
2 cars or vans30.7% · 1,249
3 or more11.9% · 486
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Hinckley and Bosworth overall: 74.4% owned, 10.2% social rented, 14.4% private rented.
Owned outright35.3% · 1,437
With mortgage33.6% · 1,368
Shared ownership0.7% · 28
Social rented13.3% · 543
Private rented16.9% · 690
Lives rent free0.1% · 5
Type of home
Detached house24.2% · 986
Semi-detached house45.3% · 1,842
Terraced house19.7% · 803
Purpose-built flat8.0% · 325
Converted house0.9% · 38
Other conversion1.0% · 42
Above shop / office0.6% · 26
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 8
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005481- County council
- Leicestershire County Council
- County division
- Earl Shilton, Mallory
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 8 of 16
Parishes in the ward
Barwell
Other wards in the same constituency
AAmbien24.1% aged 65+ · 79.3% owned3,762BBarlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston24.4% aged 65+ · 76.0% owned3,260BBurbage 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.