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Electoral wardE05010157

Dole Wood ward, South Kesteven

Dole Wood is one of 30 electoral wards of South Kesteven District Council, in Lincolnshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,443 residents in 1,036 households — 91 people per km², the 28th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Rutland and Stamford constituency; for county elections it is in the Deepings West and Rural and Bourne South and Thurlby divisions.

Residents, 20212,443council ward average 4,780
Households1,0362.36 residents per household
Density91/ km²about 26.73 km² · South Kesteven 152
Aged 65+27.6%South Kesteven: 23.1% · under 16: 16.1%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.8% · 93
5–95.6% · 137
10–156.7% · 163
16–194.0% · 99
20–243.9% · 96
25–347.4% · 182
35–4916.6% · 405
50–6424.3% · 595
65–7414.6% · 357
75–8410.2% · 249
85+2.8% · 69

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van6.3% · 65
1 car or van33.8% · 350
2 cars or vans42.6% · 441
3 or more17.3% · 179
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; South Kesteven overall: 68.3% owned, 12.5% social rented, 18.0% private rented.

Owned outright50.0% · 517
With mortgage32.7% · 338
Shared ownership0.3% · 3
Social rented7.1% · 73
Private rented10.0% · 104

Type of home

Detached house70.2% · 728
Semi-detached house20.9% · 217
Terraced house8.0% · 83
Purpose-built flat0.5% · 5
Converted house0.3% · 3
Other conversion0.1% · 1
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.