Electoral wardE05005502
Melton Dorian ward, Melton
Melton Dorian is one of 16 electoral wards of Melton Borough Council, in Leicestershire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 5,515 residents in 2,493 households — 1,105 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Melton and Syston constituency; for county elections it is in the Melton West division.
Residents, 20215,515council ward average 3,234
Households2,4932.21 residents per household
Density1,105/ km²about 4.99 km² · Melton 108
Aged 65+20.2%Melton: 23.5% · under 16: 18.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.7% · 312
5–95.7% · 315
10–156.6% · 363
16–193.0% · 163
20–244.9% · 268
25–3414.4% · 794
35–4918.6% · 1,024
50–6421.1% · 1,162
65–7411.7% · 643
75–846.2% · 344
85+2.3% · 127
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van15.2% · 378
1 car or van45.9% · 1,144
2 cars or vans28.9% · 720
3 or more10.0% · 250
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Melton overall: 71.0% owned, 10.7% social rented, 17.2% private rented.
Owned outright36.2% · 903
With mortgage30.2% · 753
Shared ownership1.2% · 30
Social rented11.2% · 280
Private rented21.1% · 527
Type of home
Detached house29.8% · 742
Semi-detached house42.4% · 1,058
Terraced house18.7% · 465
Purpose-built flat8.4% · 209
Converted house0.1% · 2
Other conversion0.2% · 5
Above shop / office0.2% · 6
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 6
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005502- Council
- Melton Borough Council
- County council
- Leicestershire County Council
- County division
- Melton West
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 4 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 Craven24.1% aged 65+ · 62.0% owned3,538MMelton 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.