Electoral wardE05016050
Meole ward, Shropshire
Meole is one of 72 electoral wards of Shropshire Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 3,171 residents in 1,301 households — 2,428 people per km², the 64th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Shrewsbury constituency.
Residents, 20213,171council ward average 4,494
Households1,3012.44 residents per household
Density2,428/ km²about 1.31 km² · Shropshire 101
Aged 65+21.1%Shropshire: 25.4% · under 16: 18.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.0% · 158
5–95.6% · 178
10–157.5% · 237
16–195.3% · 169
20–245.4% · 172
25–3410.4% · 330
35–4918.1% · 574
50–6421.6% · 684
65–7412.0% · 381
75–846.6% · 209
85+2.5% · 78
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van20.6% · 268
1 car or van42.2% · 549
2 cars or vans27.1% · 353
3 or more10.1% · 131
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Shropshire overall: 68.6% owned, 13.0% social rented, 17.4% private rented.
Owned outright37.2% · 484
With mortgage26.7% · 348
Shared ownership0.1% · 1
Social rented27.0% · 351
Private rented9.0% · 117
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house22.1% · 287
Semi-detached house41.5% · 540
Terraced house29.1% · 378
Purpose-built flat6.8% · 88
Converted house0.2% · 2
Other conversion0.2% · 2
Above shop / office0.2% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016050- Council
- Shropshire Council
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 11 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% owned5,110HHarlescott15.3% aged 65+ · 43.3% owned3,551LLongden27.5% aged 65+ · 76.3% owned5,428LLoton29.5% aged 65+ · 70.5% owned3,031MMonkmoor21.9% 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.