Electoral wardE05010760
Wolston and the Lawfords ward, Rugby
Wolston and the Lawfords is one of 16 electoral wards of Rugby Borough Council, in Warwickshire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 8,351 residents in 3,426 households — 200 people per km², the 6th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Rugby constituency; for county elections it is in the Dunsmore & Leam Valley and Earl Craven divisions.
Residents, 20218,351council ward average 7,147
Households3,4262.44 residents per household
Density200/ km²about 41.71 km² · Rugby 326
Aged 65+18.1%Rugby: 18.2% · under 16: 21.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.5% · 540
5–97.0% · 586
10–157.6% · 636
16–194.0% · 338
20–244.2% · 351
25–3414.0% · 1,169
35–4919.6% · 1,636
50–6419.0% · 1,585
65–749.5% · 793
75–846.5% · 540
85+2.1% · 176
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.7% · 332
1 car or van38.4% · 1,314
2 cars or vans38.8% · 1,330
3 or more13.1% · 450
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Rugby overall: 67.5% owned, 12.9% social rented, 18.0% private rented.
Owned outright33.1% · 1,133
With mortgage38.0% · 1,302
Shared ownership1.9% · 66
Social rented15.6% · 535
Private rented11.2% · 385
Lives rent free0.1% · 4
Type of home
Detached house33.3% · 1,139
Semi-detached house32.7% · 1,119
Terraced house26.9% · 922
Purpose-built flat5.5% · 190
Converted house0.4% · 15
Other conversion0.4% · 14
Above shop / office0.5% · 17
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 9
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010760- Council
- Rugby Borough Council
- County council
- Warwickshire County Council
- County division
- Dunsmore & Leam Valley, Earl Craven
- Constituency
- Rugby
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 16
Parishes in the ward
Brandon and BretfordChurch LawfordKing's NewnhamLittle LawfordLong LawfordWolston
Other wards in the same constituency
AAdmirals and Cawston13.0% aged 65+ · 69.8% owned9,847BBenn11.5% aged 65+ · 38.2% owned9,343BBilton32.1% aged 65+ · 80.5% owned6,550CClifton, 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% owned7,700WWolvey 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.