Electoral wardE05016043
Loton ward, Shropshire
Loton is one of 72 electoral wards of Shropshire Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 3,031 residents in 1,226 households — 50 people per km², the 68th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Shrewsbury constituency.
Residents, 20213,031council ward average 4,494
Households1,2262.47 residents per household
Density50/ km²about 60.26 km² · Shropshire 101
Aged 65+29.5%Shropshire: 25.4% · under 16: 14.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.1% · 93
5–93.8% · 116
10–157.6% · 231
16–193.9% · 119
20–244.5% · 136
25–347.9% · 240
35–4915.1% · 458
50–6424.5% · 742
65–7412.7% · 385
75–8410.6% · 322
85+6.2% · 187
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.4% · 116
1 car or van31.9% · 392
2 cars or vans35.4% · 435
3 or more23.2% · 285
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Shropshire overall: 68.6% owned, 13.0% social rented, 17.4% private rented.
Owned outright42.4% · 521
With mortgage28.2% · 346
Shared ownership0.5% · 6
Social rented13.7% · 168
Private rented15.2% · 187
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house56.9% · 702
Semi-detached house28.5% · 352
Terraced house3.3% · 41
Purpose-built flat8.2% · 101
Converted house1.5% · 19
Other conversion0.7% · 9
Above shop / office0.3% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016043- Council
- Shropshire Council
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 61 of 72
Parishes in the ward
Alberbury with CardestonBictonGreat NessLittle NessMontfordWestbury
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% owned5,110HHarlescott15.3% aged 65+ · 43.3% owned3,551LLongden27.5% aged 65+ · 76.3% owned5,428MMeole21.1% 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.