Southfields. Loughborough Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.7698°N -1.2096°W
Map Type:Leicestershire
Official Name:Southfields[1]
Static Image Caption:Clockwise from top: Forest Road, Loughborough Carillon & Charnwood Museum
Population:7,639
Population Ref:(2021 Census Ward Profile)[2]
Shire District:Charnwood
Shire County:Leicestershire
Region:East Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Loughborough
Civil Parish:Unparished
Post Town:Loughborough
Postcode District:LE11
Postcode Area:LE
Dial Code:01509
London Distance Mi:113
London Direction:S

Southfields is a ward[3] and suburb[4] of Loughborough in Leicestershire, England.

Geography

The ward covers the central part of Loughborough. It covers Queens Park,[5] Loughborough Carillon,[6] and Charnwood Museum.[7]

Demographics

At the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 7,639. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:

Loughborough Shelthorpe: Ethnicity: 2021 Census
Ethnic groupPopulation%
White5,71374.8%
Asian or Asian British1,08114.2%
Black or Black British4055.3%
Mixed3234.2%
Other Ethnic Group690.9%
Arab470.6%
Total7,639100%
The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
Loughborough Shelthorpe: Religion: 2021 Census
ReligiousPopulation%
Irreligious3,61452.2%
Christian2,61937.8%
Muslim2944.2%
Hindu2553.7%
Buddhist550.8%
Other religion490.7%
Sikh290.4%
Jewish80.1%
Total7,639100%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ward boundaries . Charnwood Borough Council . 12 October 2024 . en.
  2. Web site: Loughborough Southfields (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . citypopulation.de . 13 October 2024.
  3. Web site: Loughborough Southfields - MapIt . mapit.mysociety.org . 13 October 2024.
  4. Book: Butt . Stephen . Loughborough Through Time . 15 April 2013 . Amberley Publishing Limited . 978-1-4456-1549-3 . 13 October 2024 . en.
  5. Web site: Queens Park Loughborough . Leicestershire and Rutland Gardens Trust . 13 October 2024.
  6. Book: Rombouts . Luc . Singing Bronze: A History of Carillon Music . 23 May 2014 . Leuven University Press . 978-90-5867-956-7 . 13 October 2024 . en.
  7. Web site: Charnwood Museum . www.charnwoodmuseum.co.uk . 13 October 2024.