Electoral wardE05005504
Melton Newport ward, Melton
Melton Newport is one of 16 electoral wards of Melton Borough Council, in Leicestershire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 5,382 residents in 2,487 households — 1,088 people per km², the 3rd 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, 20215,382council ward average 3,234
Households2,4872.16 residents per household
Density1,088/ km²about 4.95 km² · Melton 108
Aged 65+25.6%Melton: 23.5% · under 16: 16.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.9% · 264
5–95.6% · 303
10–156.4% · 345
16–192.9% · 157
20–244.7% · 252
25–3412.5% · 673
35–4917.7% · 950
50–6419.7% · 1,062
65–7413.1% · 707
75–849.5% · 512
85+2.9% · 156
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van15.5% · 386
1 car or van46.5% · 1,157
2 cars or vans29.0% · 722
3 or more8.9% · 222
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Melton overall: 71.0% owned, 10.7% social rented, 17.2% private rented.
Owned outright43.7% · 1,088
With mortgage29.0% · 720
Shared ownership0.7% · 17
Social rented7.2% · 178
Private rented19.4% · 483
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house36.9% · 918
Semi-detached house33.7% · 839
Terraced house20.3% · 506
Purpose-built flat6.7% · 166
Converted house1.2% · 29
Other conversion1.0% · 26
Above shop / office0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005504- Council
- Melton Borough Council
- County council
- Leicestershire County Council
- County division
- Melton East
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 5 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 Egerton18.5% aged 65+ · 59.2% owned4,120MMelton 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.