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Electoral wardE05016072

Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers ward, Shropshire

Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers is one of 72 electoral wards of Shropshire Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 3,305 residents in 1,439 households — 29 people per km², the 63rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Shropshire constituency.

Residents, 20213,305council ward average 4,494
Households1,4392.3 residents per household
Density29/ km²about 112.41 km² · Shropshire 101
Aged 65+37.6%Shropshire: 25.4% · under 16: 10.7%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–42.8% · 94
5–93.2% · 105
10–154.7% · 154
16–192.9% · 97
20–243.6% · 120
25–346.2% · 206
35–4911.9% · 392
50–6427.0% · 893
65–7420.5% · 679
75–8413.7% · 453
85+3.4% · 112

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van4.9% · 70
1 car or van36.8% · 529
2 cars or vans34.8% · 501
3 or more23.6% · 339
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright63.3% · 909
With mortgage18.8% · 270
Shared ownership0.2% · 3
Social rented4.9% · 71
Private rented12.7% · 183

Type of home

Detached house60.0% · 864
Semi-detached house16.8% · 242
Terraced house3.4% · 49
Purpose-built flat0.4% · 6
Converted house0.4% · 6
Other conversion0.3% · 5
Above shop / office0.3% · 5
Caravan, mobile18.2% · 262
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05016072
Constituency
South Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
69 of 72

Parishes in the ward

Aston BotterellBitterleyFarlowHopton WafersKinletNeen SavageSidburyStottesdonWheathill

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.