Electoral wardE05005499
Gaddesby ward, Melton
Gaddesby is one of 16 electoral wards of Melton Borough Council, in Leicestershire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 1,703 residents in 740 households — 38 people per km², the 15th 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, 20211,703council ward average 3,234
Households7402.3 residents per household
Density38/ km²about 45.17 km² · Melton 108
Aged 65+29.1%Melton: 23.5% · under 16: 13.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.2% · 55
5–94.2% · 71
10–156.0% · 102
16–193.2% · 55
20–244.7% · 80
25–348.5% · 144
35–4914.4% · 245
50–6426.7% · 454
65–7415.9% · 270
75–849.8% · 167
85+3.5% · 59
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.7% · 42
1 car or van31.9% · 235
2 cars or vans39.6% · 292
3 or more22.8% · 168
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Melton overall: 71.0% owned, 10.7% social rented, 17.2% private rented.
Owned outright49.1% · 364
With mortgage30.0% · 222
Shared ownership0.4% · 3
Social rented6.7% · 50
Private rented13.8% · 102
Type of home
Detached house65.1% · 482
Semi-detached house22.8% · 169
Terraced house6.2% · 46
Purpose-built flat3.2% · 24
Converted house0.9% · 7
Other conversion1.4% · 10
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005499- Council
- Melton Borough Council
- County council
- Leicestershire County Council
- County division
- Melton Wolds
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 14 of 16
Parishes in the ward
Burton and DalbyGaddesby
Other wards in the same constituency
AAsfordby21.2% aged 65+ · 70.9% owned3,603BBottesford29.4% aged 65+ · 77.7% owned3,687CCroxton Kerrial23.8% aged 65+ · 64.9% owned1,820FFrisby-on-the-Wreake24.9% aged 65+ · 81.8% owned1,886LLong 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.