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Electoral wardE05016051
Monkmoor ward, Shropshire
Monkmoor is one of 72 electoral wards of Shropshire Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 4,088 residents in 1,779 households — 2,953 people per km², the 45th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Shrewsbury constituency.
Residents, 20214,088council ward average 4,494
Households1,7792.3 residents per household
Density2,953/ km²about 1.38 km² · Shropshire 101
Aged 65+21.9%Shropshire: 25.4% · under 16: 19.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.1% · 247
5–95.6% · 228
10–157.9% · 323
16–194.7% · 193
20–244.8% · 194
25–3411.8% · 482
35–4917.7% · 724
50–6419.5% · 797
65–7411.3% · 461
75–848.3% · 340
85+2.2% · 91
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van24.8% · 441
1 car or van43.1% · 765
2 cars or vans23.5% · 418
3 or more8.6% · 153
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Shropshire overall: 68.6% owned, 13.0% social rented, 17.4% private rented.
Owned outright32.7% · 580
With mortgage26.0% · 462
Shared ownership0.9% · 16
Social rented30.4% · 540
Private rented9.8% · 174
Lives rent free0.2% · 3
Type of home
Detached house11.6% · 205
Semi-detached house54.6% · 969
Terraced house28.5% · 505
Purpose-built flat5.1% · 91
Converted house0.1% · 2
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016051- Council
- Shropshire Council
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 6 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% owned3,031MMeole21.1% aged 65+ · 63.9% owned3,171
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.