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Electoral wardE05011518
Little Harwood & Whitebirk ward, Blackburn with Darwen
Little Harwood & Whitebirk is one of 17 electoral wards of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 9,317 residents in 3,018 households — 2,986 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blackburn constituency.
Residents, 20219,317council ward average 9,102
Households3,0183.09 residents per household
Density2,986/ km²about 3.12 km² · Blackburn with Darwen 1,129
Aged 65+10.3%Blackburn with Darwen: 14.5% · under 16: 27.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.8% · 729
5–99.1% · 847
10–1510.7% · 995
16–196.7% · 620
20–246.6% · 618
25–3413.1% · 1,220
35–4921.4% · 1,994
50–6414.3% · 1,332
65–746.0% · 559
75–843.3% · 305
85+1.1% · 98
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van27.8% · 838
1 car or van46.2% · 1,394
2 cars or vans20.2% · 611
3 or more5.8% · 176
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Blackburn with Darwen overall: 60.5% owned, 18.8% social rented, 20.2% private rented.
Owned outright33.9% · 1,022
With mortgage21.0% · 634
Shared ownership0.3% · 10
Social rented24.3% · 734
Private rented20.3% · 613
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house6.7% · 201
Semi-detached house45.2% · 1,364
Terraced house39.9% · 1,203
Purpose-built flat5.5% · 167
Converted house1.3% · 38
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office1.3% · 40
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011518- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 9 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% owned10,285EEwood15.0% aged 65+ · 52.6% owned9,584LLivesey 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.