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Electoral wardE05014435
Hykeham Fosse ward, North Kesteven
Hykeham Fosse is one of 24 electoral wards of North Kesteven District Council, in Lincolnshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 7,996 residents in 3,327 households — 402 people per km², the 2nd 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 Bassingham & Welbourn and Eagle & Hykeham West and Hykeham Forum divisions.
Residents, 20217,996council ward average 4,920
Households3,3272.4 residents per household
Density402/ km²about 19.88 km² · North Kesteven 128
Aged 65+14.0%North Kesteven: 23.4% · under 16: 20.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.5% · 522
5–96.7% · 538
10–157.6% · 611
16–194.2% · 333
20–245.6% · 446
25–3416.6% · 1,330
35–4921.7% · 1,740
50–6417.1% · 1,366
65–747.9% · 631
75–844.7% · 379
85+1.3% · 107
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.6% · 285
1 car or van42.5% · 1,413
2 cars or vans38.1% · 1,268
3 or more10.8% · 358
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; North Kesteven overall: 72.8% owned, 10.0% social rented, 16.0% private rented.
Owned outright26.6% · 884
With mortgage44.2% · 1,470
Shared ownership2.1% · 70
Social rented9.5% · 317
Private rented17.5% · 583
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house47.7% · 1,587
Semi-detached house32.7% · 1,086
Terraced house13.8% · 459
Purpose-built flat3.8% · 127
Converted house0.2% · 8
Other conversion0.0% · 1
Above shop / office0.2% · 7
Caravan, mobile1.5% · 49
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014435- County council
- Lincolnshire County Council
- County division
- Waddington & Hykeham East, Bassingham & Welbourn, Eagle & Hykeham West, Hykeham Forum
- Constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 9 of 24
Parishes in the ward
North HykehamSouth 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 Central33.0% aged 65+ · 81.9% owned6,663HHykeham 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 4 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.