Electoral wardE05010177
Viking ward, South Kesteven
Viking is one of 30 electoral wards of South Kesteven District Council, in Lincolnshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 4,956 residents in 2,141 households — 67 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Grantham and Bourne constituency; for county elections it is in the Hough division.
Residents, 20214,956council ward average 4,780
Households2,1412.31 residents per household
Density67/ km²about 73.64 km² · South Kesteven 152
Aged 65+27.5%South Kesteven: 23.1% · under 16: 15.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.2% · 157
5–94.7% · 235
10–157.3% · 360
16–194.6% · 230
20–243.2% · 157
25–345.7% · 280
35–4916.9% · 835
50–6427.0% · 1,336
65–7415.4% · 763
75–849.4% · 468
85+2.7% · 134
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.0% · 149
1 car or van34.1% · 730
2 cars or vans41.0% · 876
3 or more18.0% · 384
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; South Kesteven overall: 68.3% owned, 12.5% social rented, 18.0% private rented.
Owned outright50.4% · 1,079
With mortgage33.7% · 721
Shared ownership0.2% · 5
Social rented5.3% · 113
Private rented10.4% · 222
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house73.0% · 1,563
Semi-detached house18.5% · 397
Terraced house6.1% · 131
Purpose-built flat1.5% · 33
Converted house0.0% · 1
Other conversion0.2% · 5
Above shop / office0.4% · 9
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010177- County council
- Lincolnshire County Council
- County division
- Hough
- Constituency
- Grantham and Bourne
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 24 of 30
Parishes in the ward
ClaypoleFostonHoughamLong BenningtonMarstonWestborough and Dry Doddington
Council offices in this ward
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.