Markfield, Stanton and Fieldhead ward, Hinckley and Bosworth

Markfield, Stanton and Fieldhead is one of 16 electoral wards of Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council, in Leicestershire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 6,036 residents in 2,757 households — 396 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Mid Leicestershire constituency; for county elections it is in the Groby & Ratby and Markfield, Desford & Thornton divisions.

Residents, 20216,036council ward average 7,102

Households2,7572.19 residents per household

Density396/ km²about 15.25 km² · Hinckley and Bosworth 382

Aged 65+28.1%Hinckley and Bosworth: 22.4% · under 16: 15.5%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.5% · 273

5–94.8% · 290

10–156.1% · 370

16–193.4% · 205

20–244.2% · 253

25–3411.6% · 703

35–4915.9% · 962

50–6421.2% · 1,282

65–7414.1% · 850

75–8410.1% · 612

85+3.9% · 236

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van12.0% · 332

1 car or van41.3% · 1,140

2 cars or vans33.5% · 924

3 or more13.1% · 361

Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Hinckley and Bosworth overall: 74.4% owned, 10.2% social rented, 14.4% private rented.

Owned outright48.2% · 1,328

With mortgage31.7% · 875

Shared ownership1.1% · 30

Social rented7.7% · 213

Private rented11.3% · 311

Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house41.9% · 1,154

Semi-detached house36.9% · 1,018

Terraced house16.8% · 463

Purpose-built flat3.1% · 85

Converted house0.2% · 6

Other conversion0.2% · 6

Above shop / office0.7% · 19

Caravan, mobile0.2% · 6

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05005491
Council: Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
County council: Leicestershire County Council
County division: Groby & Ratby, Markfield, Desford & Thornton
Constituency: Mid Leicestershire
Region: East Midlands
Density rank in council: 10 of 16

Parishes in the ward

GrobyMarkfieldStanton-under-Bardon

Other wards in the same constituency

GGroby25.6% aged 65+ · 84.6% owned6,809 RRatby, Bagworth and Thornton18.5% aged 65+ · 74.3% owned7,606

All 16 wards of Hinckley and Bosworth

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.