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Electoral wardE05010118

Measham South ward, North West Leicestershire

Measham South is one of 38 electoral wards of North West Leicestershire District Council, in Leicestershire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,520 residents in 1,093 households — 1,362 people per km², the 31st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North West Leicestershire constituency; for county elections it is in the Forest & Measham division.

Residents, 20212,520council ward average 2,755
Households1,0932.31 residents per household
Density1,362/ km²about 1.85 km² · North West Leicestershire 375
Aged 65+25.3%North West Leicestershire: 20.1% · under 16: 18.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.4% · 137
5–95.8% · 146
10–156.7% · 170
16–193.3% · 83
20–244.2% · 105
25–3412.2% · 307
35–4918.2% · 458
50–6418.9% · 475
65–7413.3% · 336
75–849.6% · 241
85+2.4% · 61

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van15.4% · 169
1 car or van40.5% · 443
2 cars or vans30.9% · 338
3 or more13.2% · 145
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright39.4% · 431
With mortgage29.3% · 321
Shared ownership0.6% · 7
Social rented21.7% · 238
Private rented8.9% · 97
Lives rent free0.1% · 1

Type of home

Detached house35.3% · 386
Semi-detached house45.2% · 494
Terraced house9.9% · 108
Purpose-built flat8.9% · 97
Converted house0.5% · 6
Above shop / office0.3% · 3
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010118
County division
Forest & Measham
Region
East Midlands
Density rank in council
13 of 38

Parishes in the ward

Measham

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

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.