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Electoral wardE05014429
Branston ward, North Kesteven
Branston is one of 24 electoral wards of North Kesteven District Council, in Lincolnshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 5,505 residents in 2,421 households — 128 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Sleaford and North Hykeham constituency; for county elections it is in the Potterhanworth & Coleby division.
Residents, 20215,505council ward average 4,920
Households2,4212.27 residents per household
Density128/ km²about 43.11 km² · North Kesteven 128
Aged 65+26.1%North Kesteven: 23.4% · under 16: 16.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.9% · 267
5–95.2% · 284
10–156.9% · 380
16–194.2% · 229
20–243.8% · 210
25–3410.5% · 577
35–4916.7% · 921
50–6421.8% · 1,200
65–7413.0% · 717
75–849.6% · 528
85+3.5% · 192
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.5% · 254
1 car or van43.2% · 1,046
2 cars or vans35.8% · 866
3 or more10.6% · 256
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; North Kesteven overall: 72.8% owned, 10.0% social rented, 16.0% private rented.
Owned outright42.5% · 1,029
With mortgage30.6% · 741
Shared ownership2.2% · 53
Social rented12.2% · 295
Private rented12.4% · 299
Lives rent free0.2% · 4
Type of home
Detached house59.4% · 1,437
Semi-detached house28.8% · 697
Terraced house9.0% · 217
Purpose-built flat2.2% · 53
Converted house0.3% · 8
Other conversion0.2% · 6
Above shop / office0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014429- County council
- Lincolnshire County Council
- County division
- Potterhanworth & Coleby
- Constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 14 of 24
Parishes in the ward
Branston and MerePotter Hanworth
Other wards in the same constituency
AAshby de la Launde, Digby & Scopwick19.0% aged 65+ · 62.7% owned2,772BBassingham Rural25.5% aged 65+ · 79.4% owned1,511BBillinghay Rural26.0% aged 65+ · 69.0% owned6,494CCranwell, Leasingham & Wilsford23.1% aged 65+ · 68.9% owned5,111HHeighington & Washingborough29.6% aged 65+ · 80.1% owned7,088HHykeham Central33.0% aged 65+ · 81.9% owned6,663HHykeham Fosse14.0% aged 65+ · 70.8% owned7,996HHykeham Memorial20.5% aged 65+ · 75.8% owned3,715KKirkby la Thorpe & South Kyme26.6% aged 65+ · 76.4% owned1,631MMetheringham Rural26.4% aged 65+ · 74.9% owned5,179NNavenby & Brant Broughton29.7% aged 65+ · 75.5% owned4,841RRuskington28.8% aged 65+ · 73.5% owned5,650SSkellingthorpe & Eagle27.0% aged 65+ · 79.0% owned6,169SSleaford Castle15.5% aged 65+ · 53.3% owned3,288
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 3 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.