Electoral wardE05008975
Bilton ward, Rugby
Bilton is one of 16 electoral wards of Rugby Borough Council, in Warwickshire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 6,550 residents in 2,923 households — 3,105 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Rugby constituency; for county elections it is in the Admirals & Cawston and Bilton & Hillside divisions.
Residents, 20216,550council ward average 7,147
Households2,9232.24 residents per household
Density3,105/ km²about 2.11 km² · Rugby 326
Aged 65+32.1%Rugby: 18.2% · under 16: 14.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.6% · 233
5–94.5% · 294
10–156.0% · 393
16–193.5% · 227
20–243.9% · 257
25–348.5% · 558
35–4917.7% · 1,159
50–6420.2% · 1,326
65–7413.6% · 892
75–8412.9% · 846
85+5.6% · 365
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.3% · 389
1 car or van41.9% · 1,226
2 cars or vans32.9% · 963
3 or more11.8% · 345
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Rugby overall: 67.5% owned, 12.9% social rented, 18.0% private rented.
Owned outright51.4% · 1,503
With mortgage29.0% · 849
Shared ownership0.7% · 19
Social rented7.9% · 230
Private rented10.9% · 319
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house32.4% · 948
Semi-detached house47.5% · 1,389
Terraced house7.9% · 231
Purpose-built flat10.8% · 316
Converted house0.5% · 14
Other conversion0.2% · 5
Above shop / office0.7% · 21
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05008975- Council
- Rugby Borough Council
- County council
- Warwickshire County Council
- County division
- Admirals & Cawston, Bilton & Hillside
- Constituency
- Rugby
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 4 of 16
Other wards in the same constituency
AAdmirals and Cawston13.0% aged 65+ · 69.8% owned9,847BBenn11.5% aged 65+ · 38.2% owned9,343CClifton, Newton and Churchover17.2% aged 65+ · 74.2% owned2,946CCoton and Boughton10.3% aged 65+ · 74.5% owned8,108EEastlands13.9% aged 65+ · 62.7% owned8,583HHillmorton19.6% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned7,748NNew Bilton12.8% aged 65+ · 49.8% owned8,166NNewbold and Brownsover11.9% aged 65+ · 54.9% owned9,276PPaddox19.8% aged 65+ · 83.7% owned7,358RRevel and Binley Woods29.2% aged 65+ · 81.4% owned6,407RRokeby and Overslade24.3% aged 65+ · 67.8% owned7,700WWolston and the Lawfords18.1% aged 65+ · 71.1% owned8,351WWolvey and Shilton21.1% aged 65+ · 71.8% owned2,938
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.