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Electoral wardE05016080

Whitchurch South ward, Shropshire

Whitchurch South is one of 72 electoral wards of Shropshire Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,975 residents in 1,238 households — 83 people per km², the 69th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Shropshire constituency.

Residents, 20212,975council ward average 4,494
Households1,2382.4 residents per household
Density83/ km²about 35.93 km² · Shropshire 101
Aged 65+25.0%Shropshire: 25.4% · under 16: 15.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.3% · 129
5–94.8% · 143
10–156.3% · 188
16–194.5% · 135
20–244.1% · 123
25–349.6% · 286
35–4916.7% · 496
50–6424.6% · 732
65–7414.6% · 435
75–847.4% · 220
85+3.0% · 89

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van11.5% · 142
1 car or van35.8% · 443
2 cars or vans34.1% · 422
3 or more18.7% · 232
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright43.7% · 540
With mortgage30.0% · 371
Shared ownership1.1% · 14
Social rented14.4% · 178
Private rented10.8% · 133

Type of home

Detached house44.4% · 550
Semi-detached house40.6% · 503
Terraced house11.9% · 148
Purpose-built flat2.1% · 26
Converted house0.5% · 6
Other conversion0.2% · 3
Above shop / office0.2% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05016080
Constituency
North Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
48 of 72

Parishes in the ward

IghtfieldWhitchurch RuralWhitchurch Urban

Other wards in the same constituency

EEllesmere Urban28.9% aged 65+ · 69.8% owned4,975LLlanymynech28.4% aged 65+ · 80.0% owned4,271MMarket Drayton East & Rural26.6% aged 65+ · 62.8% owned5,587MMarket Drayton North20.8% aged 65+ · 67.8% owned4,520MMarket Drayton South24.5% aged 65+ · 71.8% owned4,333OOswestry North25.1% aged 65+ · 58.2% owned4,406OOswestry North East26.1% aged 65+ · 68.1% owned4,808OOswestry South22.6% aged 65+ · 59.2% owned4,611OOswestry South East15.7% aged 65+ · 54.1% owned3,686PPrees27.3% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned4,689RRuyton & Baschurch21.3% aged 65+ · 76.9% owned3,597SSelattyn & Gobowen25.1% aged 65+ · 71.4% owned4,116SShawbury20.7% aged 65+ · 62.6% owned3,153SSt Martin's24.6% aged 65+ · 72.7% owned9,019

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.