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Electoral wardE05016017
Bicton Heath ward, Shropshire
Bicton Heath is one of 72 electoral wards of Shropshire Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 3,614 residents in 1,747 households — 3,393 people per km², the 55th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Shrewsbury constituency.
Residents, 20213,614council ward average 4,494
Households1,7472.07 residents per household
Density3,393/ km²about 1.07 km² · Shropshire 101
Aged 65+21.6%Shropshire: 25.4% · under 16: 14.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.8% · 173
5–94.7% · 171
10–154.8% · 172
16–192.8% · 100
20–245.7% · 205
25–3416.7% · 603
35–4917.0% · 613
50–6422.1% · 798
65–7412.2% · 440
75–846.9% · 249
85+2.5% · 92
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van17.0% · 296
1 car or van47.4% · 828
2 cars or vans28.0% · 489
3 or more7.6% · 132
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Shropshire overall: 68.6% owned, 13.0% social rented, 17.4% private rented.
Owned outright34.3% · 601
With mortgage27.1% · 474
Shared ownership1.0% · 17
Social rented10.2% · 178
Private rented27.4% · 480
Type of home
Detached house34.1% · 595
Semi-detached house29.0% · 506
Terraced house27.1% · 474
Purpose-built flat7.6% · 133
Converted house1.3% · 23
Other conversion0.6% · 11
Above shop / office0.2% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016017- Council
- Shropshire Council
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 4 of 72
Parishes in the ward
Shrewsbury
Other wards in the same constituency
AAbbey30.9% aged 65+ · 69.3% owned5,590BBagley22.1% aged 65+ · 78.6% owned4,688BBattlefield12.3% aged 65+ · 70.9% owned5,333BBayston Hill28.5% aged 65+ · 83.3% owned5,219BBelle Vue23.5% aged 65+ · 66.1% owned4,658CCastlefields & Ditherington16.4% aged 65+ · 51.0% owned5,581CChirbury & Worthen26.7% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned6,080CColumn & Sutton31.2% aged 65+ · 67.2% owned3,938CCopthorne23.4% aged 65+ · 83.8% owned5,110HHarlescott15.3% aged 65+ · 43.3% owned3,551LLongden27.5% aged 65+ · 76.3% owned5,428LLoton29.5% aged 65+ · 70.5% owned3,031MMeole21.1% aged 65+ · 63.9% owned3,171MMonkmoor21.9% aged 65+ · 58.7% owned4,088
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 2 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.