Electoral wardE05005497
Croxton Kerrial ward, Melton
Croxton Kerrial is one of 16 electoral wards of Melton Borough Council, in Leicestershire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 1,820 residents in 771 households — 24 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Melton and Syston constituency; for county elections it is in the Belvoir division.
Residents, 20211,820council ward average 3,234
Households7712.36 residents per household
Density24/ km²about 75.83 km² · Melton 108
Aged 65+23.8%Melton: 23.5% · under 16: 14.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.5% · 64
5–93.7% · 67
10–156.8% · 124
16–193.4% · 62
20–245.0% · 91
25–346.5% · 119
35–4917.0% · 309
50–6430.3% · 551
65–7413.6% · 248
75–848.0% · 145
85+2.2% · 40
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van4.9% · 38
1 car or van31.6% · 244
2 cars or vans39.9% · 308
3 or more23.5% · 181
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Melton overall: 71.0% owned, 10.7% social rented, 17.2% private rented.
Owned outright37.5% · 289
With mortgage27.4% · 211
Shared ownership0.1% · 1
Social rented6.1% · 47
Private rented28.9% · 223
Type of home
Detached house56.0% · 431
Semi-detached house35.8% · 275
Terraced house6.1% · 47
Purpose-built flat0.5% · 4
Converted house0.7% · 5
Other conversion0.5% · 4
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005497- Council
- Melton Borough Council
- County council
- Leicestershire County Council
- County division
- Belvoir
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 15 of 16
Parishes in the ward
BelvoirCroxton KerrialEatonSproxton
Other wards in the same constituency
AAsfordby21.2% aged 65+ · 70.9% owned3,603BBottesford29.4% aged 65+ · 77.7% owned3,687FFrisby-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.