Electoral wardE05016074
Tern ward, Shropshire
Tern is one of 72 electoral wards of Shropshire Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 5,405 residents in 2,307 households — 56 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Shropshire and Shrewsbury constituencies.
Residents, 20215,405council ward average 4,494
Households2,3072.34 residents per household
Density56/ km²about 96.17 km² · Shropshire 101
Aged 65+26.1%Shropshire: 25.4% · under 16: 16.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.3% · 233
5–95.4% · 290
10–156.5% · 352
16–193.9% · 211
20–243.8% · 205
25–349.6% · 518
35–4917.1% · 924
50–6423.3% · 1,259
65–7414.6% · 788
75–848.8% · 475
85+2.8% · 150
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.5% · 173
1 car or van34.8% · 803
2 cars or vans38.5% · 889
3 or more19.2% · 443
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Shropshire overall: 68.6% owned, 13.0% social rented, 17.4% private rented.
Owned outright42.1% · 972
With mortgage26.9% · 621
Shared ownership1.5% · 35
Social rented9.2% · 213
Private rented20.3% · 468
Type of home
Detached house61.5% · 1,421
Semi-detached house26.7% · 618
Terraced house6.7% · 154
Purpose-built flat2.9% · 68
Converted house0.9% · 21
Other conversion0.8% · 18
Above shop / office0.4% · 10
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016074- Council
- Shropshire Council
- Constituency
- North Shropshire, Shrewsbury
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 59 of 72
Parishes in the ward
AstleyBomere Heath and DistrictHadnallUffingtonUpton MagnaWithington
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
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.