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Electoral wardE05015219

Horsehay & Lightmoor ward, Telford and Wrekin

Horsehay & Lightmoor is one of 32 electoral wards of Telford and Wrekin Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 5,498 residents in 2,237 households — 1,619 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Telford constituency.

Residents, 20215,498council ward average 5,798
Households2,2372.46 residents per household
Density1,619/ km²about 3.40 km² · Telford and Wrekin 639
Aged 65+15.2%Telford and Wrekin: 17.6% · under 16: 21.7%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.5% · 359
5–97.0% · 385
10–158.2% · 450
16–193.6% · 198
20–245.1% · 278
25–3415.8% · 867
35–4920.8% · 1,145
50–6417.8% · 980
65–747.9% · 436
75–845.1% · 282
85+2.1% · 117

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van11.7% · 261
1 car or van40.3% · 901
2 cars or vans37.1% · 829
3 or more11.0% · 245
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Telford and Wrekin overall: 59.9% owned, 18.0% social rented, 21.2% private rented.

Owned outright24.6% · 550
With mortgage40.1% · 896
Shared ownership1.7% · 39
Social rented22.2% · 496
Private rented11.3% · 253
Lives rent free0.1% · 3

Type of home

Detached house25.0% · 559
Semi-detached house43.5% · 973
Terraced house20.9% · 468
Purpose-built flat9.8% · 220
Converted house0.4% · 9
Other conversion0.2% · 4
Above shop / office0.1% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05015219
Constituency
Telford
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
21 of 32

Parishes in the ward

Dawley HamletsGreat DawleyThe Gorge

Other wards in the same constituency

BBrookside10.3% aged 65+ · 36.6% owned4,732DDawley & Aqueduct17.9% aged 65+ · 53.6% owned7,825DDonnington13.8% aged 65+ · 46.2% owned6,563IIronbridge Gorge23.2% aged 65+ · 73.9% owned3,647KKetley17.6% aged 65+ · 55.6% owned3,622LLawley6.4% aged 65+ · 74.4% owned8,063MMadeley & Sutton Hill21.4% aged 65+ · 49.6% owned10,121MMalinslee & Dawley Bank13.7% aged 65+ · 42.5% owned8,726OOakengates & Ketley Bank15.6% aged 65+ · 59.9% owned9,948OOverdale & The Rock10.7% aged 65+ · 60.2% owned2,719PPriorslee15.7% aged 65+ · 78.8% owned5,794SSt Georges18.8% aged 65+ · 57.9% owned8,106TThe Nedge17.2% aged 65+ · 56.3% owned11,838WWoodside11.0% aged 65+ · 34.9% owned7,597

All 32 wards of Telford and Wrekin

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 3 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.