 The census also found that the Riseley ward, which includes not only Riseley but some of the smaller villages which surround it, had a very low population density (persons per hectare) of only 0.44 which is nine times smaller than the national average.The 2001 census also found that there were no second homes in Riseley and that 3.7% of houses were unoccupied.As well as this 17% of houses were rented and 79% of houses were owned by their occupants.