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Electoral wardE05005493

Ratby, Bagworth and Thornton ward, Hinckley and Bosworth

Ratby, Bagworth and Thornton is one of 16 electoral wards of Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council, in Leicestershire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 7,606 residents in 3,138 households — 290 people per km², the 7th 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, 20217,606council ward average 7,102
Households3,1382.42 residents per household
Density290/ km²about 26.22 km² · Hinckley and Bosworth 382
Aged 65+18.5%Hinckley and Bosworth: 22.4% · under 16: 20.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.0% · 459
5–96.2% · 474
10–158.3% · 628
16–194.7% · 358
20–244.4% · 338
25–3412.1% · 922
35–4919.4% · 1,474
50–6420.3% · 1,545
65–7410.5% · 797
75–846.2% · 470
85+1.8% · 140

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van10.5% · 328
1 car or van39.4% · 1,237
2 cars or vans36.6% · 1,147
3 or more13.6% · 426
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright36.4% · 1,143
With mortgage37.9% · 1,189
Shared ownership1.1% · 36
Social rented13.7% · 429
Private rented10.7% · 336
Lives rent free0.1% · 4

Type of home

Detached house40.7% · 1,276
Semi-detached house37.0% · 1,161
Terraced house18.0% · 566
Purpose-built flat2.6% · 82
Converted house0.1% · 2
Other conversion0.0% · 1
Above shop / office0.4% · 12
Caravan, mobile1.2% · 37
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05005493
County division
Groby & Ratby, Markfield, Desford & Thornton
Constituency
Mid Leicestershire
Region
East Midlands
Density rank in council
11 of 16

Parishes in the ward

Bagworth & ThorntonRatby

Council offices in this ward

PBagworth & Thornton Parish CouncilParish council · LE67 1BL

Other wards in the same constituency

GGroby25.6% aged 65+ · 84.6% owned6,809MMarkfield, Stanton and Fieldhead28.1% aged 65+ · 79.9% owned6,036

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.