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Electoral wardE05010095
Ashby Willesley ward, North West Leicestershire
Ashby Willesley is one of 38 electoral wards of North West Leicestershire District Council, in Leicestershire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,148 residents in 950 households — 357 people per km², the 35th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North West Leicestershire constituency; for county elections it is in the Ashby de la Zouch division.
Residents, 20212,148council ward average 2,755
Households9502.26 residents per household
Density357/ km²about 6.01 km² · North West Leicestershire 375
Aged 65+28.9%North West Leicestershire: 20.1% · under 16: 15.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.9% · 83
5–95.2% · 112
10–156.8% · 147
16–193.8% · 82
20–244.8% · 103
25–349.6% · 206
35–4917.3% · 372
50–6419.6% · 420
65–7413.5% · 289
75–8410.3% · 220
85+5.2% · 112
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van17.3% · 164
1 car or van42.5% · 403
2 cars or vans28.9% · 274
3 or more11.4% · 108
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; North West Leicestershire overall: 71.8% owned, 13.5% social rented, 13.5% private rented.
Owned outright34.4% · 326
With mortgage26.6% · 252
Shared ownership2.4% · 23
Social rented21.1% · 200
Private rented15.3% · 145
Lives rent free0.2% · 2
Type of home
Detached house31.2% · 296
Semi-detached house38.1% · 362
Terraced house14.8% · 141
Purpose-built flat14.7% · 140
Converted house0.2% · 2
Above shop / office0.8% · 8
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010095- County council
- Leicestershire County Council
- County division
- Ashby de la Zouch
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 30 of 38
Parishes in the ward
Ashby de la Zouch
Other wards in the same constituency
AAshby Castle22.4% aged 65+ · 85.2% owned3,173AAshby 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 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
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.