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Electoral wardE05016229
Rushden South ward, North Northamptonshire
Rushden South is one of 31 electoral wards of North Northamptonshire Council (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 8,731 residents in 3,725 households — 1,557 people per km², the 23rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Wellingborough and Rushden constituency.
Residents, 20218,731council ward average 11,598
Households3,7252.34 residents per household
Density1,557/ km²about 5.61 km² · North Northamptonshire 364
Aged 65+21.9%North Northamptonshire: 18.2% · under 16: 17.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.7% · 407
5–95.6% · 490
10–157.1% · 622
16–194.1% · 354
20–245.0% · 435
25–3410.6% · 926
35–4918.6% · 1,628
50–6422.4% · 1,957
65–7412.0% · 1,046
75–847.1% · 617
85+2.9% · 253
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van12.0% · 446
1 car or van37.4% · 1,392
2 cars or vans35.2% · 1,310
3 or more15.5% · 577
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; North Northamptonshire overall: 65.0% owned, 15.2% social rented, 18.5% private rented.
Owned outright40.3% · 1,500
With mortgage36.0% · 1,342
Shared ownership1.0% · 36
Social rented8.2% · 307
Private rented14.5% · 540
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house44.8% · 1,666
Semi-detached house28.5% · 1,059
Terraced house14.9% · 555
Purpose-built flat7.9% · 295
Converted house0.6% · 24
Other conversion1.1% · 41
Above shop / office0.4% · 14
Caravan, mobile1.8% · 68
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016229- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 17 of 31
Parishes in the ward
Newton BromswoldRushden
Other wards in the same constituency
BBrickhill & Queensway18.3% aged 65+ · 50.8% owned16,873CCroyland & Swanspool12.9% aged 65+ · 51.3% owned11,496FFinedon24.4% aged 65+ · 65.2% owned4,555HHatton Park18.8% aged 65+ · 72.8% owned16,267HHigham Ferrers19.6% aged 65+ · 73.5% owned9,446IIrchester24.7% aged 65+ · 75.5% owned12,986IIrthlingborough17.5% aged 65+ · 65.5% owned9,311PPemberton20.7% aged 65+ · 68.6% owned10,325RRushden Lakes16.8% aged 65+ · 61.5% owned12,634VVictoria10.7% aged 65+ · 46.1% owned10,076
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.