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Electoral wardE05008815

Melbourne ward, South Derbyshire

Melbourne is one of 15 electoral wards of South Derbyshire District Council, in Derbyshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 5,538 residents in 2,469 households — 269 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Derbyshire constituency; for county elections it is in the Aston and Melbourne & Woodville divisions.

Residents, 20215,538council ward average 7,147
Households2,4692.24 residents per household
Density269/ km²about 20.58 km² · South Derbyshire 317
Aged 65+23.6%South Derbyshire: 18.6% · under 16: 17.7%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.2% · 235
5–96.0% · 334
10–157.4% · 409
16–193.7% · 206
20–243.9% · 214
25–349.7% · 535
35–4918.8% · 1,039
50–6422.8% · 1,261
65–7412.8% · 707
75–847.6% · 422
85+3.2% · 177

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van12.0% · 296
1 car or van39.5% · 976
2 cars or vans33.7% · 833
3 or more14.7% · 364
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; South Derbyshire overall: 74.5% owned, 9.9% social rented, 14.7% private rented.

Owned outright42.4% · 1,047
With mortgage29.8% · 734
Shared ownership0.6% · 16
Social rented10.0% · 246
Private rented17.0% · 419
Lives rent free0.2% · 5

Type of home

Detached house37.1% · 916
Semi-detached house30.1% · 744
Terraced house26.1% · 644
Purpose-built flat4.1% · 101
Converted house1.1% · 28
Other conversion0.9% · 22
Above shop / office0.5% · 13
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05008815
County division
Aston, Melbourne & Woodville
Constituency
South Derbyshire
Region
East Midlands
Density rank in council
9 of 15

Parishes in the ward

MelbourneStanton by Bridge

Other wards in the same constituency

AAston18.6% aged 65+ · 81.9% owned9,288CChurch Gresley13.2% aged 65+ · 69.1% owned8,607EEtwall20.7% aged 65+ · 80.5% owned7,052LLinton19.8% aged 65+ · 78.6% owned6,068MMidway19.8% aged 65+ · 73.0% owned8,189NNewhall and Stanton21.0% aged 65+ · 67.8% owned8,060RRepton23.4% aged 65+ · 76.5% owned5,850SSeales25.2% aged 65+ · 76.1% owned5,405SStenson16.4% aged 65+ · 78.7% owned5,246SSwadlincote20.3% aged 65+ · 69.4% owned8,859WWillington and Findern18.7% aged 65+ · 82.3% owned7,348WWoodville14.3% aged 65+ · 66.7% owned9,141

All 15 wards of South Derbyshire

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.