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Electoral wardE05016052

Much Wenlock ward, Shropshire

Much Wenlock is one of 72 electoral wards of Shropshire Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 3,436 residents in 1,553 households — 60 people per km², the 62nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Shropshire constituency.

Residents, 20213,436council ward average 4,494
Households1,5532.21 residents per household
Density60/ km²about 56.79 km² · Shropshire 101
Aged 65+33.9%Shropshire: 25.4% · under 16: 14.3%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–42.6% · 90
5–94.6% · 158
10–157.1% · 244
16–193.8% · 129
20–243.7% · 127
25–346.2% · 212
35–4914.9% · 511
50–6423.3% · 800
65–7417.5% · 603
75–8411.6% · 399
85+4.8% · 164

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van10.7% · 166
1 car or van39.3% · 611
2 cars or vans34.3% · 533
3 or more15.6% · 243
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright50.6% · 786
With mortgage18.1% · 281
Shared ownership1.1% · 17
Social rented13.0% · 202
Private rented17.1% · 266
Lives rent free0.1% · 1

Type of home

Detached house49.9% · 774
Semi-detached house25.1% · 390
Terraced house17.9% · 278
Purpose-built flat3.2% · 50
Converted house0.9% · 14
Other conversion1.0% · 16
Above shop / office1.2% · 18
Caravan, mobile0.8% · 12
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05016052
Constituency
South Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
56 of 72

Parishes in the ward

BarrowEasthopeHarleyMuch WenlockShiptonStanton Long

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

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.