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Electoral wardE05016073

Sundorne & Old Heath ward, Shropshire

Sundorne & Old Heath is one of 72 electoral wards of Shropshire Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 5,255 residents in 2,155 households — 2,809 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Shrewsbury constituency.

Residents, 20215,255council ward average 4,494
Households2,1552.44 residents per household
Density2,809/ km²about 1.87 km² · Shropshire 101
Aged 65+18.1%Shropshire: 25.4% · under 16: 18.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.7% · 299
5–95.8% · 304
10–157.4% · 391
16–194.4% · 233
20–245.7% · 300
25–3414.7% · 773
35–4917.9% · 941
50–6420.2% · 1,064
65–749.6% · 507
75–846.0% · 317
85+2.5% · 129

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van20.0% · 430
1 car or van44.1% · 950
2 cars or vans26.6% · 574
3 or more9.3% · 201
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright32.7% · 704
With mortgage29.4% · 634
Shared ownership1.0% · 22
Social rented23.9% · 515
Private rented12.8% · 276
Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house7.4% · 159
Semi-detached house57.0% · 1,228
Terraced house27.5% · 593
Purpose-built flat6.7% · 144
Converted house0.6% · 12
Above shop / office0.7% · 16
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05016073
Constituency
Shrewsbury
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
7 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

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 3 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.