Electoral wardE05005508
Somerby ward, Melton
Somerby is one of 16 electoral wards of Melton Borough Council, in Leicestershire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 1,812 residents in 781 households — 40 people per km², the 13th 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, 20211,812council ward average 3,234
Households7812.32 residents per household
Density40/ km²about 45.07 km² · Melton 108
Aged 65+26.1%Melton: 23.5% · under 16: 14.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.0% · 55
5–94.8% · 88
10–156.7% · 122
16–194.1% · 74
20–242.8% · 50
25–347.9% · 144
35–4915.1% · 274
50–6429.5% · 535
65–7415.2% · 275
75–848.3% · 151
85+2.6% · 47
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van3.6% · 28
1 car or van33.0% · 258
2 cars or vans40.2% · 314
3 or more23.2% · 181
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Melton overall: 71.0% owned, 10.7% social rented, 17.2% private rented.
Owned outright45.1% · 351
With mortgage32.2% · 251
Shared ownership1.2% · 9
Social rented7.4% · 58
Private rented14.1% · 110
Type of home
Detached house53.0% · 414
Semi-detached house31.1% · 243
Terraced house13.6% · 106
Purpose-built flat1.0% · 8
Converted house0.3% · 2
Other conversion0.4% · 3
Above shop / office0.6% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005508- Council
- Melton Borough Council
- County council
- Leicestershire County Council
- County division
- Melton Wolds
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 16
Parishes in the ward
Knossington and Cold OvertonSomerbyTwyford and Thorpe
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% owned3,635OOld Dalby23.6% aged 65+ · 78.2% owned1,943WWaltham-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.