Shelthorpe

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Shelthorpe is a ward^[6] and suburb^[7] of Loughborough, in the Charnwood district, in the county of Leicestershire, England.

Shelthorpe[1]
Clockwise from top: Shelthorpe Road, Skyline of the Shelthorpe Council Estate & Cemetery Chapel
Shelthorpe[4] Location within Leicestershire
Population	9,675 (2021 Census Ward Profile)[5]
• London	113 mi (182 km) S
Civil parish	Unparished
District	Charnwood
Shire county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Loughborough
Postcode district	LE11
Dialling code	01509
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Loughborough
List of places UK England Leicestershire 52.751347°N 1.205417°W / 52.751347; -1.205417

Geography

The ward covers the southern part of Loughborough and is a council housing estate.^[8]

Demographics

At the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 9,675. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:

Loughborough Shelthorpe: Ethnicity: 2021 Census
Ethnic group	Population	%
White	8,017	82.9%
Asian or Asian British	1,103	11.4%
Mixed	276	2.9%
Black or Black British	111	1.1%
Other Ethnic Group	101	1%
Arab	65	0.7%
Total	9,675	100%

The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:

Loughborough Shelthorpe: Religion: 2021 Census
Religious	Population	%
Irreligious	4,595	50.2%
Christian	3,497	38.2%
Hindu	541	5.9%
Muslim	352	3.8%
Sikh	68	0.7%
Other religion	53	0.6%
Buddhist	37	0.4%
Jewish	3	0.1%
Total	9,675	100%