Ashby Castle
Suburb and ward of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire, England
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Castle[6] is a ward[7] and suburb[8] of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire, England.
Population3,171 (2021 Census Ward Profile)[5]
Civil parish
- Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Post townAshby-de-la-Zouch
| Castle[1] | |
|---|---|
Clockwise from top: Ashby de la Zouch Castle, Lower Packington Road & Leicester Road | |
  Castle[4] Location within Leicestershire | |
| Population | 3,171 (2021 Census Ward Profile)[5] |
| • London | 115 mi (185 km) SE |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Ashby-de-la-Zouch |
| Postcode district | LE65 |
| Dialling code | 01530 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Geography
Demographics
At the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 3,171. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| Ashby Castle: Ethnicity: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 3,040 | 95.9% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 72 | 2.3% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 51 | 1.6% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 6 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 2 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 3,171 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| Ashby Castle: Religion: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 1,639 | 54.2% | |||||||||||
| Irreligious | 1,314 | 43.5% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 37 | 1.2% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 17 | 0.6% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 4 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 4 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Sikh | 4 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 2 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 3,171 | 100% | |||||||||||
