Electoral wardE05015977
Billing ward, West Northamptonshire
Billing is one of 35 electoral wards of West Northamptonshire Council (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 11,965 residents in 4,637 households — 2,123 people per km², the 20th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Northampton South constituency.
Residents, 202111,965council ward average 12,164
Households4,6372.58 residents per household
Density2,123/ km²about 5.64 km² · West Northamptonshire 309
Aged 65+16.2%West Northamptonshire: 17.1% · under 16: 20.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.7% · 677
5–96.5% · 782
10–158.6% · 1,031
16–195.1% · 607
20–245.7% · 684
25–3413.0% · 1,552
35–4920.7% · 2,480
50–6418.5% · 2,219
65–7410.7% · 1,275
75–844.5% · 539
85+1.0% · 121
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van16.0% · 744
1 car or van40.4% · 1,872
2 cars or vans32.2% · 1,494
3 or more11.4% · 528
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; West Northamptonshire overall: 64.8% owned, 14.4% social rented, 19.1% private rented.
Owned outright27.5% · 1,275
With mortgage33.6% · 1,559
Shared ownership1.3% · 59
Social rented19.6% · 908
Private rented17.7% · 819
Lives rent free0.4% · 17
Type of home
Detached house32.7% · 1,517
Semi-detached house25.7% · 1,191
Terraced house31.0% · 1,436
Purpose-built flat4.8% · 224
Converted house0.2% · 10
Other conversion0.3% · 16
Above shop / office0.1% · 5
Caravan, mobile5.1% · 238
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015977- Constituency
- Northampton South
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 16 of 35
Parishes in the ward
BillingNorthampton
Other wards in the same constituency
BBlackthorn & Rectory Farm11.8% aged 65+ · 49.9% owned11,827CCastle7.2% aged 65+ · 23.3% owned19,849CCogenhoe & The Houghtons26.3% aged 65+ · 71.4% owned4,924DDallington Spencer12.6% aged 65+ · 45.8% owned19,949DDuston22.2% aged 65+ · 79.3% owned15,850FFar Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill10.1% aged 65+ · 50.0% owned17,166HHunsbury16.4% aged 65+ · 75.1% owned14,992NNene Valley11.8% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned16,202UUpton8.9% aged 65+ · 61.8% owned12,170WWeston Favell & Abington Vale21.7% aged 65+ · 81.9% owned10,589
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 7 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.