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Electoral wardE05016036
Craven Arms ward, Shropshire
Craven Arms is one of 72 electoral wards of Shropshire Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 4,342 residents in 1,909 households — 60 people per km², the 41st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Shropshire constituency.
Residents, 20214,342council ward average 4,494
Households1,9092.27 residents per household
Density60/ km²about 72.61 km² · Shropshire 101
Aged 65+28.2%Shropshire: 25.4% · under 16: 16.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.0% · 218
5–95.4% · 235
10–156.0% · 260
16–193.2% · 139
20–244.4% · 193
25–3410.8% · 467
35–4914.2% · 618
50–6422.7% · 987
65–7415.4% · 668
75–849.2% · 400
85+3.5% · 154
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.7% · 262
1 car or van37.5% · 715
2 cars or vans32.8% · 626
3 or more16.0% · 305
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Shropshire overall: 68.6% owned, 13.0% social rented, 17.4% private rented.
Owned outright44.3% · 844
With mortgage18.0% · 344
Shared ownership1.4% · 27
Social rented15.8% · 302
Private rented20.5% · 390
Type of home
Detached house42.0% · 800
Semi-detached house33.9% · 646
Terraced house15.7% · 299
Purpose-built flat5.1% · 98
Converted house1.2% · 23
Other conversion0.6% · 11
Above shop / office0.8% · 15
Caravan, mobile0.7% · 13
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016036- Council
- Shropshire Council
- Constituency
- South Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 57 of 72
Parishes in the ward
Craven ArmsHopesayOniburySibdon CarwoodWistanstow
Other wards in the same constituency
BBishop's Castle32.0% aged 65+ · 58.8% owned1,501BBridgnorth Castle35.2% aged 65+ · 75.8% owned4,345BBridgnorth East29.1% aged 65+ · 68.9% owned4,782BBridgnorth South & Alveley31.9% aged 65+ · 74.2% owned2,953BBridgnorth West & Tasley23.6% aged 65+ · 65.5% owned5,185BBroseley25.8% aged 65+ · 65.3% owned5,981BBrown Clee28.0% aged 65+ · 72.6% owned4,031BBurnell25.0% aged 65+ · 74.3% owned5,599CChirbury & Worthen26.7% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned6,080CClaverley & Worfield28.7% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned3,444CClee30.7% aged 65+ · 73.5% owned4,461CCleobury Mortimer25.1% aged 65+ · 69.5% owned3,501CClun36.3% aged 65+ · 75.3% owned4,638CCorvedale30.4% aged 65+ · 68.0% owned3,509
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.