Electoral wardE05009651
Stow ward, West Lindsey
Stow is one of 20 electoral wards of West Lindsey District Council, in Lincolnshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,445 residents in 1,057 households — 74 people per km², the 19th 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, 20212,445council ward average 4,758
Households1,0572.31 residents per household
Density74/ km²about 33.27 km² · West Lindsey 82
Aged 65+27.8%West Lindsey: 25.2% · under 16: 15.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.6% · 113
5–95.0% · 122
10–155.8% · 141
16–193.4% · 83
20–243.0% · 73
25–3410.7% · 262
35–4915.4% · 376
50–6424.3% · 595
65–7416.1% · 393
75–849.5% · 232
85+2.2% · 54
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.5% · 90
1 car or van39.8% · 421
2 cars or vans34.8% · 368
3 or more16.8% · 178
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; West Lindsey overall: 70.2% owned, 10.9% social rented, 17.9% private rented.
Owned outright44.4% · 470
With mortgage34.6% · 366
Shared ownership0.2% · 2
Social rented9.0% · 95
Private rented11.9% · 126
Type of home
Detached house63.1% · 667
Semi-detached house23.5% · 248
Terraced house10.1% · 107
Purpose-built flat1.5% · 16
Converted house0.5% · 5
Other conversion0.8% · 8
Above shop / office0.5% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009651- County council
- Lincolnshire County Council
- County division
- Gainsborough Rural South
- Constituency
- Gainsborough
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 20
Parishes in the ward
StowSturton by StowWillingham
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% owned5,463HHemswell24.4% 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% owned2,806
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.