Electoral wardE05005164
Whittlefield with Ightenhill ward, Burnley
Whittlefield with Ightenhill is one of 15 electoral wards of Burnley Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,850 residents in 2,541 households — 1,111 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Burnley constituency; for county elections it is in the Burnley Central West division.
Residents, 20215,850council ward average 6,310
Households2,5412.3 residents per household
Density1,111/ km²about 5.26 km² · Burnley 855
Aged 65+23.6%Burnley: 17.8% · under 16: 15.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.2% · 247
5–95.0% · 292
10–156.5% · 382
16–194.8% · 281
20–244.7% · 275
25–349.4% · 549
35–4918.0% · 1,053
50–6423.7% · 1,387
65–7414.0% · 817
75–846.9% · 406
85+2.7% · 159
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van15.0% · 382
1 car or van41.2% · 1,047
2 cars or vans33.1% · 841
3 or more10.6% · 270
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Burnley overall: 59.8% owned, 15.6% social rented, 24.3% private rented.
Owned outright46.4% · 1,180
With mortgage34.7% · 881
Shared ownership0.2% · 4
Social rented8.7% · 221
Private rented10.0% · 255
Type of home
Detached house48.4% · 1,229
Semi-detached house32.7% · 831
Terraced house11.1% · 282
Purpose-built flat4.6% · 116
Converted house0.2% · 5
Other conversion0.3% · 7
Above shop / office0.0% · 1
Caravan, mobile2.7% · 69
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005164- Council
- Burnley Borough Council
- County council
- Lancashire County Council
- County division
- Burnley Central West
- Constituency
- Burnley
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 15
Parishes in the ward
Ightenhill
Other wards in the same constituency
BBank Hall14.0% aged 65+ · 38.6% owned6,795BBriercliffe21.7% aged 65+ · 79.3% owned5,562BBrunshaw19.8% aged 65+ · 52.5% owned6,265CCliviger with Worsthorne31.9% aged 65+ · 86.2% owned5,070CCoal Clough with Deerplay22.4% aged 65+ · 67.8% owned5,261DDaneshouse with Stoneyholme6.4% aged 65+ · 44.1% owned7,893GGannow18.0% aged 65+ · 60.7% owned5,911GGawthorpe18.7% aged 65+ · 51.3% owned6,380HHapton with Park18.7% aged 65+ · 64.5% owned6,380LLanehead18.6% aged 65+ · 63.0% owned6,779QQueensgate15.1% aged 65+ · 56.9% owned6,680RRosegrove with Lowerhouse16.1% aged 65+ · 55.5% owned7,097RRosehill with Burnley Wood16.7% aged 65+ · 59.1% owned6,658TTrinity13.8% aged 65+ · 44.9% owned6,066
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.