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Electoral wardE05014434
Hykeham Central ward, North Kesteven
Hykeham Central is one of 24 electoral wards of North Kesteven District Council, in Lincolnshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 6,663 residents in 3,102 households — 2,530 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Sleaford and North Hykeham constituency; for county elections it is in the Waddington & Hykeham East and Hykeham Forum divisions.
Residents, 20216,663council ward average 4,920
Households3,1022.15 residents per household
Density2,530/ km²about 2.63 km² · North Kesteven 128
Aged 65+33.0%North Kesteven: 23.4% · under 16: 13.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.3% · 220
5–94.0% · 266
10–155.9% · 396
16–193.4% · 227
20–244.0% · 269
25–349.1% · 606
35–4914.5% · 967
50–6422.7% · 1,512
65–7415.0% · 1,000
75–8413.0% · 866
85+5.0% · 334
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van16.3% · 506
1 car or van45.4% · 1,408
2 cars or vans28.5% · 885
3 or more9.7% · 302
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; North Kesteven overall: 72.8% owned, 10.0% social rented, 16.0% private rented.
Owned outright54.8% · 1,703
With mortgage27.1% · 841
Shared ownership1.0% · 32
Social rented7.0% · 219
Private rented10.0% · 311
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house52.9% · 1,641
Semi-detached house36.7% · 1,139
Terraced house4.4% · 135
Purpose-built flat3.4% · 106
Converted house0.2% · 5
Other conversion0.0% · 1
Above shop / office0.2% · 7
Caravan, mobile2.2% · 68
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014434- County council
- Lincolnshire County Council
- County division
- Waddington & Hykeham East, Hykeham Forum
- Constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 2 of 24
Parishes in the ward
North Hykeham
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% owned5,111HHeighington & Washingborough29.6% aged 65+ · 80.1% owned7,088HHykeham 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 5 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.