Electoral wardE05010155
Castle ward, South Kesteven
Castle is one of 30 electoral wards of South Kesteven District Council, in Lincolnshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,231 residents in 985 households — 26 people per km², the 30th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Rutland and Stamford constituency; for county elections it is in the Folkingham Rural and Colsterworth Rural divisions.
Residents, 20212,231council ward average 4,780
Households9852.26 residents per household
Density26/ km²about 84.51 km² · South Kesteven 152
Aged 65+31.2%South Kesteven: 23.1% · under 16: 14.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.8% · 63
5–94.6% · 103
10–156.5% · 146
16–194.0% · 89
20–243.3% · 73
25–345.7% · 128
35–4914.7% · 329
50–6427.1% · 605
65–7417.5% · 391
75–8410.4% · 232
85+3.2% · 72
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.9% · 88
1 car or van32.6% · 321
2 cars or vans40.1% · 395
3 or more18.4% · 181
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; South Kesteven overall: 68.3% owned, 12.5% social rented, 18.0% private rented.
Owned outright42.1% · 415
With mortgage26.5% · 261
Shared ownership0.4% · 4
Social rented11.4% · 112
Private rented19.7% · 194
Type of home
Detached house61.1% · 602
Semi-detached house27.0% · 266
Terraced house11.4% · 112
Purpose-built flat0.4% · 4
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010155- County council
- Lincolnshire County Council
- County division
- Folkingham Rural, Colsterworth Rural
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 29 of 30
Parishes in the ward
Burton CogglesCorby GlenEdenhamIrnhamKirkby UnderwoodSwayfieldSwinstead
Other wards in the same constituency
CCasewick27.8% aged 65+ · 85.0% owned5,720DDole Wood27.6% aged 65+ · 82.6% owned2,443GGlen23.6% aged 65+ · 77.9% owned2,366IIsaac Newton22.4% aged 65+ · 62.8% owned4,847SStamford All Saints22.1% aged 65+ · 68.0% owned4,885SStamford St George's21.9% aged 65+ · 57.5% owned5,236SStamford St John's19.4% aged 65+ · 77.4% owned5,771SStamford St Mary's27.8% aged 65+ · 50.9% owned4,858
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.