Electoral wardE05010126
Valley ward, North West Leicestershire
Valley is one of 38 electoral wards of North West Leicestershire District Council, in Leicestershire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,895 residents in 1,240 households — 180 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North West Leicestershire constituency; for county elections it is in the Valley division.
Residents, 20212,895council ward average 2,755
Households1,2402.33 residents per household
Density180/ km²about 16.12 km² · North West Leicestershire 375
Aged 65+23.7%North West Leicestershire: 20.1% · under 16: 14.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.6% · 103
5–94.6% · 133
10–156.3% · 183
16–194.0% · 116
20–244.1% · 120
25–348.1% · 234
35–4916.7% · 483
50–6428.9% · 835
65–7414.2% · 410
75–847.8% · 225
85+1.8% · 52
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.4% · 79
1 car or van29.8% · 370
2 cars or vans41.3% · 512
3 or more22.6% · 280
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; North West Leicestershire overall: 71.8% owned, 13.5% social rented, 13.5% private rented.
Owned outright48.2% · 597
With mortgage34.8% · 431
Shared ownership0.8% · 10
Social rented7.2% · 89
Private rented9.0% · 112
Type of home
Detached house58.9% · 730
Semi-detached house17.6% · 218
Terraced house16.8% · 208
Purpose-built flat2.1% · 26
Converted house0.6% · 8
Other conversion0.6% · 8
Above shop / office0.4% · 5
Caravan, mobile2.9% · 36
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010126- County council
- Leicestershire County Council
- County division
- Valley
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 32 of 38
Parishes in the ward
ColeortonOsgathorpeSwannington
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.