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Electoral wardE05016046
Ludlow South ward, Shropshire
Ludlow South is one of 72 electoral wards of Shropshire Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 4,551 residents in 2,014 households — 130 people per km², the 32nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Shropshire constituency.
Residents, 20214,551council ward average 4,494
Households2,0142.26 residents per household
Density130/ km²about 34.98 km² · Shropshire 101
Aged 65+29.5%Shropshire: 25.4% · under 16: 14.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.2% · 193
5–94.7% · 215
10–155.9% · 270
16–193.7% · 167
20–244.6% · 209
25–348.7% · 398
35–4916.0% · 730
50–6422.5% · 1,025
65–7415.3% · 695
75–8410.3% · 467
85+4.0% · 181
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.4% · 209
1 car or van43.7% · 880
2 cars or vans30.4% · 612
3 or more15.6% · 315
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Shropshire overall: 68.6% owned, 13.0% social rented, 17.4% private rented.
Owned outright49.8% · 1,003
With mortgage21.7% · 437
Shared ownership2.5% · 51
Social rented10.8% · 218
Private rented15.1% · 305
Type of home
Detached house52.2% · 1,050
Semi-detached house24.9% · 501
Terraced house17.9% · 360
Purpose-built flat4.0% · 81
Converted house0.2% · 5
Other conversion0.4% · 8
Above shop / office0.1% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016046- Council
- Shropshire Council
- Constituency
- South Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 41 of 72
Parishes in the ward
Ashford BowdlerAshford CarbonelLudfordLudlowRichard's Castle (Shropshire)
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.