Electoral wardE05005501
Melton Craven ward, Melton
Melton Craven is one of 16 electoral wards of Melton Borough Council, in Leicestershire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 3,538 residents in 1,717 households — 1,084 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Melton and Syston constituency; for county elections it is in the Melton East division.
Residents, 20213,538council ward average 3,234
Households1,7172.06 residents per household
Density1,084/ km²about 3.27 km² · Melton 108
Aged 65+24.1%Melton: 23.5% · under 16: 14.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.3% · 188
5–94.9% · 173
10–154.6% · 162
16–193.1% · 109
20–244.6% · 164
25–3414.2% · 502
35–4916.8% · 593
50–6422.4% · 793
65–7411.5% · 407
75–849.6% · 340
85+3.0% · 106
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van25.0% · 428
1 car or van42.2% · 724
2 cars or vans24.9% · 427
3 or more7.9% · 136
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Melton overall: 71.0% owned, 10.7% social rented, 17.2% private rented.
Owned outright36.3% · 623
With mortgage25.7% · 440
Shared ownership0.2% · 3
Social rented15.2% · 261
Private rented22.3% · 383
Lives rent free0.2% · 4
Type of home
Detached house14.7% · 253
Semi-detached house49.0% · 841
Terraced house13.5% · 231
Purpose-built flat16.5% · 283
Converted house1.7% · 30
Other conversion1.7% · 29
Above shop / office2.7% · 47
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005501- Council
- Melton Borough Council
- County council
- Leicestershire County Council
- County division
- Melton East
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 6 of 16
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% owned1,886GGaddesby29.1% aged 65+ · 79.1% owned1,703LLong Clawson and Stathern23.6% aged 65+ · 77.2% owned4,213MMelton 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.