Electoral wardE05007075
Wilnecote ward, Tamworth
Wilnecote is one of 10 electoral wards of Tamworth Borough Council, in Staffordshire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 9,369 residents in 3,781 households — 2,592 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Tamworth constituency; for county elections it is in the Watling and Wilnecote divisions.
Residents, 20219,369council ward average 7,865
Households3,7812.48 residents per household
Density2,592/ km²about 3.61 km² · Tamworth 2,551
Aged 65+15.3%Tamworth: 19.0% · under 16: 19.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.0% · 561
5–95.8% · 548
10–158.0% · 750
16–194.4% · 409
20–245.7% · 538
25–3414.2% · 1,334
35–4920.3% · 1,899
50–6420.3% · 1,899
65–749.2% · 860
75–844.5% · 424
85+1.6% · 147
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van12.2% · 461
1 car or van38.0% · 1,437
2 cars or vans36.9% · 1,397
3 or more12.9% · 486
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Tamworth overall: 67.0% owned, 18.0% social rented, 14.1% private rented.
Owned outright33.7% · 1,272
With mortgage38.0% · 1,435
Shared ownership1.2% · 45
Social rented12.2% · 463
Private rented14.7% · 556
Lives rent free0.2% · 9
Type of home
Detached house31.9% · 1,206
Semi-detached house43.5% · 1,645
Terraced house14.8% · 560
Purpose-built flat8.6% · 324
Converted house0.4% · 16
Other conversion0.3% · 11
Above shop / office0.5% · 20
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05007075- Council
- Tamworth Borough Council
- County council
- Staffordshire County Council
- County division
- Watling, Wilnecote
- Constituency
- Tamworth
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 6 of 10
Other wards in the same constituency
AAmington18.8% aged 65+ · 72.9% owned8,355BBelgrave18.0% aged 65+ · 67.1% owned7,912BBolehall19.5% aged 65+ · 64.4% owned7,508CCastle19.8% aged 65+ · 53.6% owned7,596GGlascote17.4% aged 65+ · 54.3% owned7,687MMercian22.9% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned7,116SSpital21.3% aged 65+ · 67.3% owned8,141SStonydelph15.2% aged 65+ · 67.3% owned7,626TTrinity22.5% aged 65+ · 82.9% owned7,339
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.