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Electoral wardE05014440
Ruskington ward, North Kesteven
Ruskington is one of 24 electoral wards of North Kesteven District Council, in Lincolnshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 5,650 residents in 2,583 households — 353 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Sleaford and North Hykeham constituency; for county elections it is in the Ruskington division.
Residents, 20215,650council ward average 4,920
Households2,5832.19 residents per household
Density353/ km²about 15.99 km² · North Kesteven 128
Aged 65+28.8%North Kesteven: 23.4% · under 16: 14.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.7% · 208
5–94.8% · 270
10–156.3% · 357
16–193.9% · 218
20–244.8% · 271
25–349.1% · 512
35–4915.7% · 885
50–6423.1% · 1,303
65–7413.9% · 785
75–8411.3% · 637
85+3.6% · 206
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.0% · 336
1 car or van45.6% · 1,176
2 cars or vans29.6% · 763
3 or more11.8% · 305
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; North Kesteven overall: 72.8% owned, 10.0% social rented, 16.0% private rented.
Owned outright44.7% · 1,153
With mortgage28.9% · 746
Shared ownership0.3% · 9
Social rented12.2% · 315
Private rented13.6% · 351
Lives rent free0.3% · 8
Type of home
Detached house46.2% · 1,193
Semi-detached house41.3% · 1,066
Terraced house5.6% · 144
Purpose-built flat1.4% · 37
Converted house0.5% · 12
Other conversion0.2% · 5
Above shop / office0.6% · 15
Caravan, mobile4.3% · 111
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014440- County council
- Lincolnshire County Council
- County division
- Ruskington
- Constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 10 of 24
Parishes in the ward
Ruskington
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% owned1,631MMetheringham Rural26.4% aged 65+ · 74.9% owned5,179NNavenby & Brant Broughton29.7% aged 65+ · 75.5% owned4,841SSkellingthorpe & 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.