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Electoral wardE05016034

Copthorne ward, Shropshire

Copthorne is one of 72 electoral wards of Shropshire Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 5,110 residents in 2,168 households — 2,274 people per km², the 20th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Shrewsbury constituency.

Residents, 20215,110council ward average 4,494
Households2,1682.36 residents per household
Density2,274/ km²about 2.25 km² · Shropshire 101
Aged 65+23.4%Shropshire: 25.4% · under 16: 18.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.0% · 258
5–95.5% · 283
10–157.8% · 399
16–194.4% · 226
20–243.9% · 197
25–349.4% · 481
35–4918.1% · 923
50–6422.4% · 1,146
65–7411.6% · 591
75–848.5% · 436
85+3.3% · 169

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van9.0% · 196
1 car or van43.5% · 943
2 cars or vans35.7% · 773
3 or more11.8% · 256
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Shropshire overall: 68.6% owned, 13.0% social rented, 17.4% private rented.

Owned outright48.4% · 1,049
With mortgage35.4% · 768
Shared ownership0.9% · 19
Social rented3.5% · 75
Private rented11.8% · 256
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house52.3% · 1,132
Semi-detached house30.8% · 668
Terraced house7.8% · 168
Purpose-built flat3.2% · 69
Converted house0.4% · 9
Other conversion4.5% · 97
Above shop / office0.1% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.9% · 20
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05016034
Constituency
Shrewsbury
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
16 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% owned4,658BBicton Heath21.6% aged 65+ · 61.4% owned3,614CCastlefields & Ditherington16.4% aged 65+ · 51.0% owned5,581CChirbury & Worthen26.7% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned6,080CColumn & Sutton31.2% aged 65+ · 67.2% owned3,938HHarlescott15.3% 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

All 72 wards of Shropshire

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 3 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.