Electoral wardE05008988
Wolvey and Shilton ward, Rugby
Wolvey and Shilton is one of 16 electoral wards of Rugby Borough Council, in Warwickshire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,938 residents in 1,102 households — 69 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Rugby constituency; for county elections it is in the Fosse division.
Residents, 20212,938council ward average 7,147
Households1,1022.67 residents per household
Density69/ km²about 42.83 km² · Rugby 326
Aged 65+21.1%Rugby: 18.2% · under 16: 15.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.7% · 167
5–95.0% · 147
10–154.7% · 137
16–194.1% · 121
20–248.4% · 246
25–3414.8% · 436
35–4916.3% · 480
50–6419.9% · 584
65–7411.2% · 330
75–847.5% · 221
85+2.3% · 69
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.8% · 75
1 car or van37.0% · 408
2 cars or vans37.5% · 413
3 or more18.7% · 206
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Rugby overall: 67.5% owned, 12.9% social rented, 18.0% private rented.
Owned outright43.9% · 484
With mortgage27.9% · 307
Social rented7.2% · 79
Private rented21.0% · 231
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house49.3% · 545
Semi-detached house30.3% · 335
Terraced house17.5% · 194
Purpose-built flat0.9% · 10
Converted house0.5% · 5
Other conversion0.7% · 8
Above shop / office0.5% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05008988- Council
- Rugby Borough Council
- County council
- Warwickshire County Council
- County division
- Fosse
- Constituency
- Rugby
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 15 of 16
Parishes in the ward
Burton HastingsCopston MagnaShilton and BarnacleStretton BaskervilleWolvey
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% owned7,700WWolston and the Lawfords18.1% aged 65+ · 71.1% owned8,351
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.