Electoral wardE05005509
Waltham-on-the-Wolds ward, Melton
Waltham-on-the-Wolds is one of 16 electoral wards of Melton Borough Council, in Leicestershire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 1,793 residents in 727 households — 59 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Melton and Syston constituency; for county elections it is in the Belvoir division.
Residents, 20211,793council ward average 3,234
Households7272.47 residents per household
Density59/ km²about 30.29 km² · Melton 108
Aged 65+29.0%Melton: 23.5% · under 16: 15.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.6% · 64
5–95.0% · 90
10–157.1% · 128
16–193.8% · 68
20–243.2% · 57
25–348.5% · 152
35–4914.2% · 255
50–6425.6% · 460
65–7414.6% · 262
75–849.0% · 161
85+5.5% · 98
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.3% · 46
1 car or van35.9% · 261
2 cars or vans40.2% · 292
3 or more17.6% · 128
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Melton overall: 71.0% owned, 10.7% social rented, 17.2% private rented.
Owned outright44.4% · 323
With mortgage29.8% · 217
Shared ownership1.9% · 14
Social rented7.3% · 53
Private rented16.5% · 120
Type of home
Detached house55.6% · 405
Semi-detached house29.5% · 215
Terraced house10.0% · 73
Purpose-built flat3.3% · 24
Converted house0.7% · 5
Other conversion0.4% · 3
Above shop / office0.3% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005509- Council
- Melton Borough Council
- County council
- Leicestershire County Council
- County division
- Belvoir
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 10 of 16
Parishes in the ward
ScalfordWaltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold
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% owned1,943SSomerby26.1% aged 65+ · 77.3% owned1,812
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.