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Electoral wardE05009639
Dunholme and Welton ward, West Lindsey
Dunholme and Welton is one of 20 electoral wards of West Lindsey District Council, in Lincolnshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 8,704 residents in 3,697 households — 86 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Gainsborough constituency; for county elections it is in the Welton Rural division.
Residents, 20218,704council ward average 4,758
Households3,6972.35 residents per household
Density86/ km²about 101.09 km² · West Lindsey 82
Aged 65+23.5%West Lindsey: 25.2% · under 16: 18.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.4% · 382
5–96.0% · 521
10–157.8% · 677
16–194.8% · 421
20–244.2% · 367
25–349.1% · 794
35–4917.8% · 1,550
50–6422.4% · 1,947
65–7412.9% · 1,126
75–848.1% · 702
85+2.5% · 217
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.8% · 363
1 car or van38.7% · 1,429
2 cars or vans37.1% · 1,373
3 or more14.4% · 532
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; West Lindsey overall: 70.2% owned, 10.9% social rented, 17.9% private rented.
Owned outright46.6% · 1,722
With mortgage32.5% · 1,202
Shared ownership1.8% · 66
Social rented6.8% · 253
Private rented12.2% · 450
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house62.9% · 2,324
Semi-detached house20.5% · 758
Terraced house11.4% · 422
Purpose-built flat1.7% · 62
Converted house0.2% · 8
Other conversion0.2% · 8
Above shop / office0.2% · 7
Caravan, mobile2.9% · 106
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009639- County council
- Lincolnshire County Council
- County division
- Welton Rural
- Constituency
- Gainsborough
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 8 of 20
Parishes in the ward
BuslingthorpeCold HanworthDunholmeFaldingworthFriesthorpeHackthornLissingtonSnarfordSnellandSpridlingtonToft NewtonWeltonWickenby
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
BBardney24.6% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned2,759CCaistor and Yarborough27.2% aged 65+ · 69.3% owned5,575CCherry Willingham27.1% aged 65+ · 80.6% owned7,938GGainsborough East17.6% aged 65+ · 45.1% owned7,477GGainsborough North17.0% aged 65+ · 60.2% owned7,596GGainsborough South-West18.0% aged 65+ · 42.4% owned5,463HHemswell24.4% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned2,625KKelsey Wold25.7% aged 65+ · 81.6% owned2,676LLea32.4% aged 65+ · 85.5% owned2,116MMarket Rasen29.2% aged 65+ · 70.0% owned8,486NNettleham31.8% aged 65+ · 79.4% owned4,472SSaxilby28.7% aged 65+ · 74.5% owned5,739SScampton16.4% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned2,806SScotter and Blyton27.5% aged 65+ · 79.7% owned7,580
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.