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Electoral wardE05016063

Ruyton & Baschurch ward, Shropshire

Ruyton & Baschurch is one of 72 electoral wards of Shropshire Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 3,597 residents in 1,443 households — 105 people per km², the 56th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Shropshire and Shrewsbury constituencies.

Residents, 20213,597council ward average 4,494
Households1,4432.49 residents per household
Density105/ km²about 34.29 km² · Shropshire 101
Aged 65+21.3%Shropshire: 25.4% · under 16: 19.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.5% · 162
5–95.8% · 207
10–159.1% · 329
16–194.5% · 161
20–244.3% · 155
25–349.9% · 355
35–4917.2% · 619
50–6423.5% · 845
65–7411.9% · 429
75–846.8% · 243
85+2.6% · 94

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van6.8% · 98
1 car or van35.5% · 513
2 cars or vans38.4% · 556
3 or more19.4% · 280
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright41.9% · 604
With mortgage35.0% · 505
Shared ownership1.2% · 17
Social rented9.8% · 141
Private rented12.2% · 176

Type of home

Detached house60.3% · 869
Semi-detached house27.3% · 394
Terraced house7.7% · 111
Purpose-built flat3.1% · 45
Converted house0.4% · 6
Other conversion1.0% · 15
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05016063
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
45 of 72

Parishes in the ward

BaschurchHordleyRuyton-XI-Towns

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% owned5,110EEllesmere Urban28.9% aged 65+ · 69.8% owned4,975HHarlescott15.3% aged 65+ · 43.3% owned3,551LLlanymynech28.4% aged 65+ · 80.0% owned4,271LLongden27.5% aged 65+ · 76.3% owned5,428

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.