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Electoral wardE05009649

Scampton ward, West Lindsey

Scampton is one of 20 electoral wards of West Lindsey District Council, in Lincolnshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,806 residents in 1,138 households — 55 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Gainsborough constituency; for county elections it is in the Gainsborough Rural South division.

Residents, 20212,806council ward average 4,758
Households1,1382.47 residents per household
Density55/ km²about 50.93 km² · West Lindsey 82
Aged 65+16.4%West Lindsey: 25.2% · under 16: 19.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.3% · 148
5–96.9% · 193
10–157.2% · 203
16–194.4% · 124
20–245.3% · 148
25–3413.9% · 390
35–4918.5% · 518
50–6422.2% · 622
65–749.7% · 273
75–845.1% · 143
85+1.5% · 43

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van6.1% · 69
1 car or van37.3% · 425
2 cars or vans40.3% · 459
3 or more16.4% · 187
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; West Lindsey overall: 70.2% owned, 10.9% social rented, 17.9% private rented.

Owned outright30.6% · 349
With mortgage40.4% · 460
Shared ownership0.1% · 1
Social rented5.0% · 57
Private rented23.9% · 273

Type of home

Detached house41.7% · 474
Semi-detached house37.2% · 423
Terraced house18.4% · 209
Purpose-built flat1.1% · 13
Converted house0.2% · 2
Above shop / office0.4% · 4
Caravan, mobile1.1% · 13
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.