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Electoral wardE05005494

Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy ward, Hinckley and Bosworth

Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy is one of 16 electoral wards of Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council, in Leicestershire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 3,101 residents in 1,325 households — 56 people per km², the 16th 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, 20213,101council ward average 7,102
Households1,3252.34 residents per household
Density56/ km²about 55.77 km² · Hinckley and Bosworth 382
Aged 65+29.3%Hinckley and Bosworth: 22.4% · under 16: 13.3%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.2% · 99
5–93.7% · 114
10–156.5% · 201
16–194.5% · 140
20–243.7% · 114
25–346.9% · 213
35–4915.2% · 473
50–6427.0% · 839
65–7415.8% · 491
75–8410.8% · 335
85+2.7% · 85

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van7.1% · 94
1 car or van30.7% · 408
2 cars or vans38.4% · 510
3 or more23.8% · 316
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright50.2% · 665
With mortgage31.4% · 416
Shared ownership0.4% · 5
Social rented7.6% · 101
Private rented10.3% · 137

Type of home

Detached house67.6% · 896
Semi-detached house24.8% · 329
Terraced house6.3% · 84
Purpose-built flat0.5% · 6
Converted house0.2% · 3
Other conversion0.3% · 4
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05005494
County division
Market Bosworth
Region
East Midlands
Density rank in council
16 of 16

Parishes in the ward

SheepyTwycrossWitherley

Other wards in the same constituency

AAmbien24.1% aged 65+ · 79.3% owned3,762BBarlestone, 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% owned8,874

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.