Electoral wardE05005510
Wymondham ward, Melton
Wymondham is one of 16 electoral wards of Melton Borough Council, in Leicestershire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 1,563 residents in 698 households — 20 people per km², the 16th 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, 20211,563council ward average 3,234
Households6982.24 residents per household
Density20/ km²about 80.15 km² · Melton 108
Aged 65+25.8%Melton: 23.5% · under 16: 15.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.9% · 46
5–94.9% · 77
10–157.3% · 114
16–193.1% · 48
20–243.5% · 55
25–347.9% · 124
35–4914.9% · 233
50–6429.6% · 462
65–7415.5% · 243
75–848.3% · 129
85+2.0% · 32
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.5% · 38
1 car or van35.3% · 246
2 cars or vans41.5% · 289
3 or more17.8% · 124
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Melton overall: 71.0% owned, 10.7% social rented, 17.2% private rented.
Owned outright32.3% · 226
With mortgage20.3% · 142
Shared ownership0.6% · 4
Social rented4.1% · 29
Private rented42.5% · 297
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house46.6% · 325
Semi-detached house31.1% · 217
Terraced house19.6% · 137
Purpose-built flat1.0% · 7
Converted house0.4% · 3
Other conversion0.9% · 6
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005510- Council
- Melton Borough Council
- County council
- Leicestershire County Council
- County division
- Belvoir
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 16 of 16
Parishes in the ward
BuckminsterFreebyGarthorpeSproxtonWymondham
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.