Electoral wardE05011517
Ewood ward, Blackburn with Darwen
Ewood is one of 17 electoral wards of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 9,584 residents in 4,086 households — 4,173 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blackburn constituency.
Residents, 20219,584council ward average 9,102
Households4,0862.35 residents per household
Density4,173/ km²about 2.30 km² · Blackburn with Darwen 1,129
Aged 65+15.0%Blackburn with Darwen: 14.5% · under 16: 22.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.9% · 659
5–97.2% · 689
10–158.2% · 785
16–194.8% · 458
20–245.6% · 532
25–3414.6% · 1,396
35–4919.2% · 1,841
50–6418.6% · 1,783
65–748.7% · 830
75–844.7% · 453
85+1.6% · 158
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van32.5% · 1,330
1 car or van42.7% · 1,745
2 cars or vans20.5% · 840
3 or more4.2% · 173
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Blackburn with Darwen overall: 60.5% owned, 18.8% social rented, 20.2% private rented.
Owned outright27.9% · 1,141
With mortgage24.7% · 1,007
Shared ownership0.9% · 37
Social rented18.6% · 758
Private rented27.9% · 1,139
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house12.3% · 501
Semi-detached house25.8% · 1,053
Terraced house53.5% · 2,186
Purpose-built flat6.6% · 271
Converted house1.1% · 46
Other conversion0.0% · 2
Above shop / office0.5% · 21
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 6
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011517- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 6 of 17
Other wards in the same constituency
AAudley & Queen's Park10.2% aged 65+ · 50.7% owned10,902BBastwell & Daisyfield9.6% aged 65+ · 53.5% owned9,018BBillinge & Beardwood15.6% aged 65+ · 83.5% owned9,484BBlackburn Central10.6% aged 65+ · 27.4% owned9,279BBlackburn South East11.2% aged 65+ · 40.3% owned10,285LLittle Harwood & Whitebirk10.3% aged 65+ · 54.9% owned9,317LLivesey with Pleasington25.5% aged 65+ · 87.0% owned8,078MMill Hill & Moorgate15.8% aged 65+ · 51.4% owned8,349RRoe Lee15.8% aged 65+ · 73.6% owned9,252SShear Brow & Corporation Park10.8% aged 65+ · 71.5% owned9,360WWensley Fold10.4% aged 65+ · 49.5% owned9,503
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.