Electoral wardE05005503
Melton Egerton ward, Melton
Melton Egerton is one of 16 electoral wards of Melton Borough Council, in Leicestershire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 4,120 residents in 1,717 households — 1,156 people per km², the 5th 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, 20214,120council ward average 3,234
Households1,7172.4 residents per household
Density1,156/ km²about 3.56 km² · Melton 108
Aged 65+18.5%Melton: 23.5% · under 16: 21.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.1% · 250
5–97.0% · 288
10–158.3% · 343
16–194.1% · 168
20–244.2% · 171
25–3413.8% · 569
35–4919.7% · 810
50–6418.4% · 759
65–7410.1% · 417
75–845.6% · 231
85+2.7% · 112
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van22.7% · 391
1 car or van41.6% · 715
2 cars or vans27.5% · 473
3 or more8.1% · 140
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Melton overall: 71.0% owned, 10.7% social rented, 17.2% private rented.
Owned outright29.7% · 510
With mortgage29.5% · 506
Shared ownership1.5% · 25
Social rented19.2% · 329
Private rented20.0% · 343
Lives rent free0.2% · 4
Type of home
Detached house17.2% · 295
Semi-detached house41.7% · 716
Terraced house29.3% · 503
Purpose-built flat5.7% · 98
Converted house2.3% · 40
Other conversion0.9% · 15
Above shop / office0.9% · 15
Caravan, mobile2.0% · 35
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005503- Council
- Melton Borough Council
- County council
- Leicestershire County Council
- County division
- Melton West
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 3 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 Dorian20.2% aged 65+ · 66.4% owned5,515MMelton 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.