Electoral wardE05010170
Morton ward, South Kesteven
Morton is one of 30 electoral wards of South Kesteven District Council, in Lincolnshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,515 residents in 1,059 households — 128 people per km², the 27th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Grantham and Bourne constituency; for county elections it is in the Folkingham Rural and Bourne North and Morton divisions.
Residents, 20212,515council ward average 4,780
Households1,0592.37 residents per household
Density128/ km²about 19.62 km² · South Kesteven 152
Aged 65+22.3%South Kesteven: 23.1% · under 16: 16.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.8% · 95
5–95.0% · 125
10–157.5% · 189
16–195.1% · 129
20–244.9% · 123
25–349.6% · 242
35–4916.7% · 420
50–6425.1% · 631
65–7411.6% · 293
75–848.1% · 205
85+2.5% · 64
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.4% · 89
1 car or van36.5% · 387
2 cars or vans36.5% · 387
3 or more18.7% · 198
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; South Kesteven overall: 68.3% owned, 12.5% social rented, 18.0% private rented.
Owned outright40.6% · 430
With mortgage35.8% · 379
Shared ownership0.6% · 6
Social rented8.8% · 93
Private rented14.2% · 150
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house60.6% · 642
Semi-detached house32.2% · 341
Terraced house6.6% · 70
Purpose-built flat0.2% · 2
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010170- County council
- Lincolnshire County Council
- County division
- Folkingham Rural, Bourne North and Morton
- Constituency
- Grantham and Bourne
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 18 of 30
Parishes in the ward
Morton & Hanthorpe
Other wards in the same constituency
AAveland29.0% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned2,532BBelmont20.3% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned4,763BBelvoir33.3% aged 65+ · 76.1% owned4,838BBourne Austerby13.1% aged 65+ · 68.3% owned8,038BBourne East29.4% aged 65+ · 62.9% owned4,767BBourne West28.6% aged 65+ · 78.7% owned5,180GGrantham Arnoldfield18.4% aged 65+ · 84.2% owned5,667GGrantham Barrowby Gate27.8% aged 65+ · 79.7% owned4,805GGrantham Earlesfield11.3% aged 65+ · 41.1% owned6,725GGrantham Harrowby18.2% aged 65+ · 55.1% owned4,790GGrantham Springfield13.9% aged 65+ · 55.6% owned5,571GGrantham St Vincent's18.9% aged 65+ · 51.8% owned7,552GGrantham St Wulfram's27.3% aged 65+ · 55.2% owned5,384LLincrest28.7% aged 65+ · 75.1% owned2,541
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.