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Electoral wardE05011523
Wensley Fold ward, Blackburn with Darwen
Wensley Fold is one of 17 electoral wards of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 9,503 residents in 3,204 households — 9,111 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blackburn constituency.
Residents, 20219,503council ward average 9,102
Households3,2042.97 residents per household
Density9,111/ km²about 1.04 km² · Blackburn with Darwen 1,129
Aged 65+10.4%Blackburn with Darwen: 14.5% · under 16: 26.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.4% · 707
5–98.2% · 783
10–1510.5% · 1,001
16–196.3% · 602
20–246.4% · 612
25–3414.8% · 1,403
35–4921.6% · 2,049
50–6414.3% · 1,361
65–746.4% · 604
75–842.9% · 280
85+1.1% · 101
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van34.1% · 1,092
1 car or van42.8% · 1,371
2 cars or vans17.5% · 561
3 or more5.6% · 179
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Blackburn with Darwen overall: 60.5% owned, 18.8% social rented, 20.2% private rented.
Owned outright28.4% · 910
With mortgage21.1% · 675
Shared ownership0.8% · 26
Social rented21.8% · 697
Private rented27.7% · 889
Lives rent free0.2% · 7
Type of home
Detached house5.7% · 182
Semi-detached house18.5% · 594
Terraced house57.1% · 1,829
Purpose-built flat14.0% · 448
Converted house3.3% · 106
Other conversion0.3% · 9
Above shop / office1.0% · 32
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011523- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 2 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% owned9,584LLittle 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% owned9,360
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.