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Electoral wardE05010124

Thornborough ward, North West Leicestershire

Thornborough is one of 38 electoral wards of North West Leicestershire District Council, in Leicestershire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,020 residents in 929 households — 1,017 people per km², the 37th 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, 20212,020council ward average 2,755
Households9292.17 residents per household
Density1,017/ km²about 1.99 km² · North West Leicestershire 375
Aged 65+31.5%North West Leicestershire: 20.1% · under 16: 14.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.9% · 79
5–94.9% · 98
10–155.2% · 106
16–192.6% · 53
20–244.1% · 82
25–3410.4% · 210
35–4916.3% · 329
50–6421.1% · 426
65–7417.4% · 352
75–8410.5% · 212
85+3.6% · 73

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van12.2% · 113
1 car or van40.7% · 378
2 cars or vans34.6% · 321
3 or more12.6% · 117
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright50.1% · 465
With mortgage33.4% · 310
Shared ownership0.6% · 6
Social rented5.9% · 55
Private rented9.9% · 92
Lives rent free0.1% · 1

Type of home

Detached house49.6% · 461
Semi-detached house39.6% · 368
Terraced house10.2% · 95
Purpose-built flat0.1% · 1
Converted house0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.3% · 3
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010124
County division
Whitwick
Region
East Midlands
Density rank in council
15 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

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.