| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 52.5523°N -1.3658°W |
| Map Type: | Leicestershire |
| Official Name: | De Montfort[1] |
| Static Image Caption: | Clockwise from top: Hinckley Ashby Road, Derby Road & Barwell Lane |
| Population: | 10,519 |
| Population Ref: | (2021 Census Ward Profile)[2] |
| Shire District: | Hinckley & Bosworth |
| Shire County: | Leicestershire |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Constituency Westminster: | Hinckley and Bosworth |
| Civil Parish: | Unparished |
| Post Town: | Hinckley |
| Postcode District: | LE10 |
| Postcode Area: | LE |
| Dial Code: | 01455 |
| London Distance Mi: | 97 |
| London Direction: | S |
De Montfort is the name given to the ward[3] and suburb[4] of Hinckley in the Hinckley & Bosworth district in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is one of the six wards on Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council of the town.[5]
The ward covers the eastern parts of Hinckley and is bounded by the A47/Normandy Way, Ashby Road and Barwell Lane.[6] It is predominantly residential, commercial, industrial and green spaces.[7]
At the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 10,519. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| Hinckley De Montfort: Ethnicity: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 9,974 | 94.8% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 234 | 2.2% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 189 | 1.8% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 63 | 0.6% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 56 | 0.5% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 3 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 10,519 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| Hinckley De Montfort: Religion: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 5,457 | 54.3% | |||||||||||
| Irreligious | 4,312 | 42.9% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 88 | 0.9% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 61 | 0.6% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 50 | 0.5% | |||||||||||
| Sikh | 44 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 39 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 4 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 10,519 | 100% | |||||||||||