Electoral wardE05009653
Torksey ward, West Lindsey
Torksey is one of 20 electoral wards of West Lindsey District Council, in Lincolnshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,858 residents in 1,349 households — 72 people per km², the 11th 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, 20212,858council ward average 4,758
Households1,3492.12 residents per household
Density72/ km²about 39.58 km² · West Lindsey 82
Aged 65+39.2%West Lindsey: 25.2% · under 16: 11.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.9% · 83
5–93.9% · 112
10–154.1% · 118
16–192.7% · 76
20–243.0% · 85
25–346.9% · 197
35–4913.3% · 380
50–6424.0% · 685
65–7420.4% · 583
75–8414.9% · 425
85+4.0% · 113
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.3% · 98
1 car or van46.9% · 633
2 cars or vans31.4% · 424
3 or more14.4% · 195
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; West Lindsey overall: 70.2% owned, 10.9% social rented, 17.9% private rented.
Owned outright58.2% · 785
With mortgage25.2% · 340
Shared ownership0.2% · 3
Social rented6.4% · 86
Private rented10.0% · 135
Type of home
Detached house56.2% · 757
Semi-detached house14.3% · 193
Terraced house6.2% · 84
Purpose-built flat3.6% · 49
Converted house0.1% · 1
Other conversion0.2% · 3
Above shop / office0.5% · 7
Caravan, mobile18.8% · 254
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009653- County council
- Lincolnshire County Council
- County division
- Gainsborough Rural South
- Constituency
- Gainsborough
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 20
Parishes in the ward
BramptonFentonGate BurtonKettlethorpeMartonNewton on TrentTorksey
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.