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Electoral wardE05010098

Blackfordby ward, North West Leicestershire

Blackfordby is one of 38 electoral wards of North West Leicestershire District Council, in Leicestershire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 3,116 residents in 1,372 households — 560 people per km², the 8th 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 and Forest & Measham divisions.

Residents, 20213,116council ward average 2,755
Households1,3722.27 residents per household
Density560/ km²about 5.57 km² · North West Leicestershire 375
Aged 65+23.1%North West Leicestershire: 20.1% · under 16: 17.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.8% · 180
5–95.3% · 164
10–156.4% · 201
16–193.5% · 108
20–244.6% · 144
25–3414.5% · 453
35–4915.8% · 494
50–6420.9% · 653
65–7412.0% · 373
75–848.5% · 264
85+2.7% · 83

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van12.1% · 166
1 car or van38.4% · 527
2 cars or vans37.0% · 508
3 or more12.5% · 172
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright38.7% · 530
With mortgage35.1% · 481
Shared ownership0.3% · 4
Social rented19.9% · 273
Private rented5.7% · 78
Lives rent free0.4% · 5

Type of home

Detached house45.2% · 620
Semi-detached house43.2% · 592
Terraced house8.0% · 110
Purpose-built flat3.1% · 43
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.1% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010098
County division
Ashby de la Zouch, Forest & Measham
Region
East Midlands
Density rank in council
21 of 38

Parishes in the ward

Ashby WouldsAshby 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 Willesley28.9% aged 65+ · 61.0% owned2,148AAshby Woulds16.8% aged 65+ · 74.9% owned2,722BBardon11.0% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned2,820BBroom 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.