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Electoral wardE05008821

Swadlincote ward, South Derbyshire

Swadlincote is one of 15 electoral wards of South Derbyshire District Council, in Derbyshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 8,859 residents in 3,886 households — 2,994 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Derbyshire constituency; for county elections it is in the Swadlincote East and Swadlincote South and Swadlincote West divisions.

Residents, 20218,859council ward average 7,147
Households3,8862.28 residents per household
Density2,994/ km²about 2.96 km² · South Derbyshire 317
Aged 65+20.3%South Derbyshire: 18.6% · under 16: 18.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.2% · 461
5–96.3% · 555
10–156.9% · 614
16–193.8% · 341
20–244.9% · 432
25–3413.4% · 1,186
35–4918.8% · 1,663
50–6420.4% · 1,811
65–7412.1% · 1,075
75–845.9% · 520
85+2.3% · 201

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van18.2% · 707
1 car or van39.0% · 1,514
2 cars or vans31.5% · 1,226
3 or more11.3% · 439
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright34.8% · 1,352
With mortgage34.6% · 1,342
Shared ownership0.8% · 32
Social rented14.6% · 567
Private rented14.9% · 579
Lives rent free0.3% · 12

Type of home

Detached house34.1% · 1,324
Semi-detached house36.6% · 1,420
Terraced house19.0% · 738
Purpose-built flat8.4% · 327
Converted house0.6% · 24
Other conversion0.4% · 17
Above shop / office0.8% · 33
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05008821
County division
Swadlincote East, Swadlincote South, Swadlincote West
Constituency
South Derbyshire
Region
East Midlands
Density rank in council
1 of 15

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% owned6,068MMelbourne23.6% aged 65+ · 72.2% owned5,538MMidway19.8% 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% owned5,246WWillington 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.