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Electoral wardE05014690

Alfreton ward, Amber Valley

Alfreton is one of 18 electoral wards of Amber Valley Borough Council, in Derbyshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 8,795 residents in 3,980 households — 1,924 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Amber Valley constituency; for county elections it is in the Alfreton & Somercotes division.

Residents, 20218,795council ward average 7,012
Households3,9802.21 residents per household
Density1,924/ km²about 4.57 km² · Amber Valley 475
Aged 65+19.9%Amber Valley: 22.6% · under 16: 17.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.3% · 470
5–95.6% · 494
10–156.6% · 579
16–193.5% · 306
20–245.3% · 464
25–3414.8% · 1,301
35–4918.0% · 1,580
50–6421.1% · 1,855
65–7410.8% · 950
75–846.4% · 567
85+2.6% · 229

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van26.5% · 1,057
1 car or van39.1% · 1,560
2 cars or vans26.2% · 1,043
3 or more8.2% · 326
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Amber Valley overall: 72.0% owned, 12.7% social rented, 14.6% private rented.

Owned outright31.5% · 1,254
With mortgage27.8% · 1,106
Shared ownership0.7% · 26
Social rented23.7% · 941
Private rented16.2% · 646
Lives rent free0.1% · 4

Type of home

Detached house21.0% · 835
Semi-detached house49.6% · 1,972
Terraced house17.3% · 686
Purpose-built flat9.8% · 391
Converted house1.0% · 38
Other conversion0.3% · 10
Above shop / office1.1% · 43
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014690
County division
Alfreton & Somercotes
Constituency
Amber Valley
Region
East Midlands
Density rank in council
5 of 18

Parishes in the ward

Alfreton

Other wards in the same constituency

CCodnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar18.9% aged 65+ · 61.8% owned9,255CCrich & South Wingfield29.9% aged 65+ · 77.2% owned4,967HHeage & Ambergate26.7% aged 65+ · 83.4% owned4,817HHeanor East19.0% aged 65+ · 73.6% owned7,199HHeanor West & Loscoe20.2% aged 65+ · 66.5% owned9,940IIronville & Riddings21.3% aged 65+ · 63.0% owned6,151KKilburn, Denby, Holbrook & Horsley23.4% aged 65+ · 77.4% owned7,882RRipley22.4% aged 65+ · 70.6% owned10,682RRipley & Marehay25.5% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned5,535SSmalley, Shipley & Horsley Woodhouse25.0% aged 65+ · 79.9% owned6,473SSomercotes16.0% aged 65+ · 57.5% owned6,205SSwanwick28.3% aged 65+ · 84.3% owned5,077

All 18 wards of Amber Valley

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 5 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.