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Electoral wardE05014438

Metheringham Rural ward, North Kesteven

Metheringham Rural is one of 24 electoral wards of North Kesteven District Council, in Lincolnshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 5,179 residents in 2,276 households — 84 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Sleaford and North Hykeham constituency; for county elections it is in the Metheringham Rural and Potterhanworth & Coleby divisions.

Residents, 20215,179council ward average 4,920
Households2,2762.28 residents per household
Density84/ km²about 61.65 km² · North Kesteven 128
Aged 65+26.4%North Kesteven: 23.4% · under 16: 17.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.6% · 238
5–95.8% · 302
10–156.6% · 340
16–193.2% · 166
20–244.0% · 206
25–3410.0% · 516
35–4916.8% · 871
50–6422.6% · 1,170
65–7413.9% · 718
75–849.3% · 479
85+3.3% · 170

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van12.0% · 274
1 car or van38.3% · 872
2 cars or vans37.1% · 845
3 or more12.5% · 284
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright40.9% · 932
With mortgage33.9% · 772
Shared ownership0.4% · 8
Social rented10.5% · 238
Private rented14.0% · 319
Lives rent free0.3% · 7

Type of home

Detached house57.6% · 1,312
Semi-detached house31.5% · 716
Terraced house9.0% · 205
Purpose-built flat1.3% · 29
Converted house0.2% · 5
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.2% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014438
County division
Metheringham Rural, Potterhanworth & Coleby
Region
East Midlands
Density rank in council
17 of 24

Parishes in the ward

BlankneyDunstonMetheringhamNocton

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 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% owned1,631NNavenby & 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 3 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.