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Electoral wardE05009643
Hemswell ward, West Lindsey
Hemswell is one of 20 electoral wards of West Lindsey District Council, in Lincolnshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,625 residents in 1,152 households — 27 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Gainsborough constituency; for county elections it is in the Scotter Rural division.
Residents, 20212,625council ward average 4,758
Households1,1522.28 residents per household
Density27/ km²about 95.80 km² · West Lindsey 82
Aged 65+24.4%West Lindsey: 25.2% · under 16: 14.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.1% · 107
5–94.1% · 109
10–156.3% · 165
16–194.0% · 105
20–243.8% · 100
25–3410.6% · 278
35–4917.5% · 461
50–6425.2% · 662
65–7414.4% · 379
75–848.3% · 217
85+1.7% · 45
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.5% · 98
1 car or van38.7% · 445
2 cars or vans35.8% · 412
3 or more17.0% · 195
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; West Lindsey overall: 70.2% owned, 10.9% social rented, 17.9% private rented.
Owned outright38.1% · 439
With mortgage25.5% · 294
Shared ownership0.5% · 6
Social rented5.2% · 60
Private rented30.6% · 353
Type of home
Detached house50.2% · 578
Semi-detached house30.1% · 347
Terraced house15.5% · 178
Purpose-built flat0.5% · 6
Converted house0.1% · 1
Other conversion0.5% · 6
Above shop / office0.3% · 4
Caravan, mobile2.8% · 32
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009643- County council
- Lincolnshire County Council
- County division
- Scotter Rural
- Constituency
- Gainsborough
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 19 of 20
Parishes in the ward
BlyboroughCorringhamGlentworthGrayinghamHarpswellHeaphamHemswellHemswell CliffSpringthorpeWilloughton
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% owned7,938DDunholme and Welton23.5% aged 65+ · 79.2% owned8,704GGainsborough East17.6% aged 65+ · 45.1% owned7,477GGainsborough North17.0% aged 65+ · 60.2% owned7,596GGainsborough South-West18.0% aged 65+ · 42.4% owned5,463KKelsey 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.