Electoral wardE05005495
Asfordby ward, Melton
Asfordby is one of 16 electoral wards of Melton Borough Council, in Leicestershire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 3,603 residents in 1,633 households — 340 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Melton and Syston constituency; for county elections it is in the Melton Wolds division.
Residents, 20213,603council ward average 3,234
Households1,6332.21 residents per household
Density340/ km²about 10.58 km² · Melton 108
Aged 65+21.2%Melton: 23.5% · under 16: 18.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.8% · 209
5–96.1% · 221
10–156.2% · 225
16–193.4% · 124
20–244.6% · 167
25–3412.8% · 461
35–4917.9% · 645
50–6421.9% · 789
65–7412.0% · 433
75–846.9% · 247
85+2.3% · 84
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van14.0% · 228
1 car or van43.4% · 709
2 cars or vans32.1% · 524
3 or more10.5% · 172
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Melton overall: 71.0% owned, 10.7% social rented, 17.2% private rented.
Owned outright36.3% · 593
With mortgage34.5% · 564
Shared ownership2.0% · 33
Social rented14.8% · 241
Private rented12.3% · 201
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house25.0% · 409
Semi-detached house49.1% · 803
Terraced house20.6% · 337
Purpose-built flat3.5% · 57
Converted house1.2% · 20
Other conversion0.2% · 3
Above shop / office0.3% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005495- Council
- Melton Borough Council
- County council
- Leicestershire County Council
- County division
- Melton Wolds
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 7 of 16
Parishes in the ward
Asfordby
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
BBottesford29.4% aged 65+ · 77.7% owned3,687CCroxton Kerrial23.8% aged 65+ · 64.9% owned1,820FFrisby-on-the-Wreake24.9% aged 65+ · 81.8% owned1,886GGaddesby29.1% aged 65+ · 79.1% owned1,703LLong Clawson and Stathern23.6% aged 65+ · 77.2% owned4,213MMelton Craven24.1% aged 65+ · 62.0% owned3,538MMelton Dorian20.2% aged 65+ · 66.4% owned5,515MMelton Egerton18.5% aged 65+ · 59.2% owned4,120MMelton Newport25.6% aged 65+ · 72.7% owned5,382MMelton Sysonby20.2% aged 65+ · 75.1% owned5,539MMelton Warwick23.1% aged 65+ · 71.2% owned3,635OOld Dalby23.6% aged 65+ · 78.2% owned1,943SSomerby26.1% aged 65+ · 77.3% owned1,812WWaltham-on-the-Wolds29.0% aged 65+ · 74.3% owned1,793
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.