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Electoral wardE05014432

Heighington & Washingborough ward, North Kesteven

Heighington & Washingborough is one of 24 electoral wards of North Kesteven District Council, in Lincolnshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 7,088 residents in 3,157 households — 260 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Sleaford and North Hykeham constituency; for county elections it is in the Washingborough and Potterhanworth & Coleby divisions.

Residents, 20217,088council ward average 4,920
Households3,1572.25 residents per household
Density260/ km²about 27.28 km² · North Kesteven 128
Aged 65+29.6%North Kesteven: 23.4% · under 16: 15.3%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.6% · 253
5–95.3% · 375
10–156.4% · 456
16–193.5% · 247
20–244.1% · 289
25–348.5% · 602
35–4917.0% · 1,202
50–6422.1% · 1,562
65–7414.9% · 1,052
75–8410.9% · 769
85+3.9% · 276

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van12.3% · 390
1 car or van40.8% · 1,289
2 cars or vans34.1% · 1,078
3 or more12.7% · 402
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; North Kesteven overall: 72.8% owned, 10.0% social rented, 16.0% private rented.

Owned outright49.3% · 1,555
With mortgage30.9% · 975
Shared ownership0.8% · 26
Social rented7.2% · 228
Private rented11.8% · 372
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house66.8% · 2,110
Semi-detached house22.3% · 705
Terraced house7.9% · 250
Purpose-built flat2.0% · 62
Converted house0.4% · 12
Other conversion0.2% · 6
Above shop / office0.3% · 10
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014432
County division
Washingborough, Potterhanworth & Coleby
Region
East Midlands
Density rank in council
11 of 24

Parishes in the ward

CanwickHeighingtonWashingborough

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% owned6,494BBranston26.1% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned5,505CCranwell, Leasingham & Wilsford23.1% aged 65+ · 68.9% owned5,111HHykeham 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

All 24 wards of North Kesteven

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 4 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.