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Electoral wardE05016038

Harlescott ward, Shropshire

Harlescott is one of 72 electoral wards of Shropshire Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 3,551 residents in 1,401 households — 1,235 people per km², the 57th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Shrewsbury constituency.

Residents, 20213,551council ward average 4,494
Households1,4012.53 residents per household
Density1,235/ km²about 2.88 km² · Shropshire 101
Aged 65+15.3%Shropshire: 25.4% · under 16: 25.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.2% · 219
5–98.8% · 314
10–1510.4% · 370
16–195.1% · 180
20–244.6% · 162
25–3412.4% · 440
35–4918.8% · 668
50–6418.5% · 656
65–748.8% · 314
75–845.0% · 178
85+1.4% · 51

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van28.1% · 395
1 car or van44.5% · 625
2 cars or vans20.6% · 289
3 or more6.8% · 95
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright24.0% · 336
With mortgage19.3% · 271
Shared ownership0.3% · 4
Social rented44.2% · 619
Private rented12.1% · 170
Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house6.8% · 95
Semi-detached house48.7% · 683
Terraced house39.2% · 549
Purpose-built flat5.0% · 70
Converted house0.2% · 3
Above shop / office0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05016038
Constituency
Shrewsbury
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
25 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% owned3,938CCopthorne23.4% aged 65+ · 83.8% owned5,110LLongden27.5% 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 2 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.