Electoral wardE05010109
Hermitage ward, North West Leicestershire
Hermitage is one of 38 electoral wards of North West Leicestershire District Council, in Leicestershire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,607 residents in 1,212 households — 1,686 people per km², the 24th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North West Leicestershire constituency; for county elections it is in the Whitwick division.
Residents, 20212,607council ward average 2,755
Households1,2122.15 residents per household
Density1,686/ km²about 1.55 km² · North West Leicestershire 375
Aged 65+18.7%North West Leicestershire: 20.1% · under 16: 15.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.8% · 124
5–94.3% · 111
10–156.8% · 178
16–193.6% · 94
20–245.5% · 144
25–3414.4% · 375
35–4920.9% · 544
50–6421.0% · 547
65–7411.3% · 295
75–845.1% · 132
85+2.3% · 61
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van15.2% · 184
1 car or van42.4% · 514
2 cars or vans31.6% · 383
3 or more10.9% · 132
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; North West Leicestershire overall: 71.8% owned, 13.5% social rented, 13.5% private rented.
Owned outright31.6% · 383
With mortgage35.0% · 424
Shared ownership0.7% · 9
Social rented12.4% · 150
Private rented20.3% · 246
Type of home
Detached house24.5% · 298
Semi-detached house36.3% · 441
Terraced house27.5% · 334
Purpose-built flat9.2% · 112
Converted house0.4% · 5
Other conversion1.1% · 13
Above shop / office1.0% · 12
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010109- County council
- Leicestershire County Council
- County division
- Whitwick
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 9 of 38
Parishes in the ward
Whitwick
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% owned2,820BBlackfordby23.1% 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% owned2,632
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.