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Electoral wardE05010091

Ashby Castle ward, North West Leicestershire

Ashby Castle is one of 38 electoral wards of North West Leicestershire District Council, in Leicestershire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 3,173 residents in 1,311 households — 1,825 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North West Leicestershire constituency; for county elections it is in the Valley division.

Residents, 20213,173council ward average 2,755
Households1,3112.42 residents per household
Density1,825/ km²about 1.74 km² · North West Leicestershire 375
Aged 65+22.4%North West Leicestershire: 20.1% · under 16: 18.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.7% · 149
5–96.5% · 207
10–157.7% · 245
16–194.6% · 145
20–244.3% · 137
25–347.4% · 236
35–4921.4% · 679
50–6420.9% · 662
65–7413.1% · 417
75–846.7% · 213
85+2.6% · 82

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van8.2% · 108
1 car or van33.5% · 439
2 cars or vans41.6% · 546
3 or more16.6% · 218
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; North West Leicestershire overall: 71.8% owned, 13.5% social rented, 13.5% private rented.

Owned outright44.8% · 586
With mortgage40.4% · 529
Shared ownership1.5% · 19
Social rented7.1% · 93
Private rented6.3% · 82

Type of home

Detached house70.9% · 930
Semi-detached house14.5% · 190
Terraced house11.4% · 149
Purpose-built flat2.4% · 32
Converted house0.4% · 5
Other conversion0.2% · 2
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010091
County division
Valley
Region
East Midlands
Density rank in council
7 of 38

Parishes in the ward

Ashby de la Zouch

Other wards in the same constituency

AAshby Holywell18.3% aged 65+ · 72.8% owned3,228AAshby Ivanhoe21.6% aged 65+ · 73.0% owned3,363AAshby Money Hill17.2% aged 65+ · 58.9% owned3,211AAshby Willesley28.9% aged 65+ · 61.0% owned2,148AAshby Woulds16.8% aged 65+ · 74.9% owned2,722BBardon11.0% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned2,820BBlackfordby23.1% aged 65+ · 73.7% owned3,116BBroom Leys32.4% aged 65+ · 76.8% owned2,116CCastle Donington Castle25.4% aged 65+ · 61.6% owned2,515CCastle Donington Central22.0% aged 65+ · 84.1% owned2,309CCastle Donington Park14.4% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned2,522CCastle Rock24.8% aged 65+ · 63.0% owned2,660CCoalville East14.2% aged 65+ · 80.5% owned2,632CCoalville West14.6% aged 65+ · 54.8% owned2,993

All 38 wards of North West Leicestershire

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.