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Electoral wardE05014447
Waddington Rural ward, North Kesteven
Waddington Rural is one of 24 electoral wards of North Kesteven District Council, in Lincolnshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 8,727 residents in 3,547 households — 171 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Lincoln and Sleaford and North Hykeham constituencies; for county elections it is in the Waddington & Hykeham East and Potterhanworth & Coleby divisions.
Residents, 20218,727council ward average 4,920
Households3,5472.46 residents per household
Density171/ km²about 50.92 km² · North Kesteven 128
Aged 65+21.2%North Kesteven: 23.4% · under 16: 17.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.6% · 486
5–95.6% · 492
10–156.1% · 530
16–193.4% · 300
20–245.6% · 485
25–3414.6% · 1,276
35–4917.9% · 1,566
50–6420.0% · 1,747
65–7410.9% · 948
75–847.8% · 683
85+2.5% · 218
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.0% · 356
1 car or van41.1% · 1,457
2 cars or vans36.7% · 1,301
3 or more12.3% · 435
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; North Kesteven overall: 72.8% owned, 10.0% social rented, 16.0% private rented.
Owned outright40.8% · 1,451
With mortgage32.3% · 1,149
Shared ownership1.4% · 51
Social rented6.2% · 222
Private rented19.1% · 679
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house56.0% · 1,987
Semi-detached house30.8% · 1,094
Terraced house10.0% · 355
Purpose-built flat1.4% · 50
Converted house0.3% · 11
Other conversion0.2% · 7
Above shop / office0.5% · 16
Caravan, mobile0.8% · 30
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014447- County council
- Lincolnshire County Council
- County division
- Waddington & Hykeham East, Potterhanworth & Coleby
- Constituency
- Lincoln, Sleaford and North Hykeham
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 24
Parishes in the ward
ColebyHarmstonWaddington
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% owned6,494BBracebridge Heath19.3% aged 65+ · 72.2% owned5,792BBranston26.1% 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% owned4,841RRuskington28.8% aged 65+ · 73.5% owned5,650
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.