Electoral wardE05005507
Old Dalby ward, Melton
Old Dalby is one of 16 electoral wards of Melton Borough Council, in Leicestershire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 1,943 residents in 833 households — 56 people per km², the 10th 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, 20211,943council ward average 3,234
Households8332.33 residents per household
Density56/ km²about 34.70 km² · Melton 108
Aged 65+23.6%Melton: 23.5% · under 16: 16.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.6% · 90
5–95.8% · 112
10–156.4% · 125
16–193.1% · 61
20–243.8% · 74
25–3410.2% · 198
35–4917.9% · 348
50–6424.5% · 477
65–7414.0% · 272
75–847.0% · 136
85+2.6% · 50
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.4% · 53
1 car or van32.9% · 274
2 cars or vans40.2% · 335
3 or more20.6% · 172
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Melton overall: 71.0% owned, 10.7% social rented, 17.2% private rented.
Owned outright44.9% · 374
With mortgage33.3% · 277
Shared ownership0.2% · 2
Social rented7.8% · 65
Private rented13.7% · 114
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house50.6% · 422
Semi-detached house34.8% · 290
Terraced house11.0% · 92
Purpose-built flat2.2% · 18
Converted house0.7% · 6
Other conversion0.2% · 2
Above shop / office0.4% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005507- Council
- Melton Borough Council
- County council
- Leicestershire County Council
- County division
- Melton Wolds
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 16
Parishes in the ward
Ab KettlebyBroughton and Old Dalby
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 Newport25.6% aged 65+ · 72.7% owned5,382MMelton Sysonby20.2% aged 65+ · 75.1% owned5,539MMelton Warwick23.1% aged 65+ · 71.2% owned3,635SSomerby26.1% 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.