Electoral wardE05014155
Elton ward, Bury
Elton is one of 17 electoral wards of Bury Metropolitan Borough Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 11,558 residents in 4,891 households — 3,204 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bury North constituency.
Residents, 202111,558council ward average 11,403
Households4,8912.36 residents per household
Density3,204/ km²about 3.61 km² · Bury 1,949
Aged 65+19.1%Bury: 18.3% · under 16: 19.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.8% · 666
5–96.3% · 726
10–157.7% · 892
16–194.1% · 471
20–244.8% · 558
25–3413.3% · 1,532
35–4919.6% · 2,261
50–6419.4% · 2,242
65–7411.0% · 1,272
75–846.1% · 708
85+2.0% · 230
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van19.9% · 976
1 car or van42.9% · 2,098
2 cars or vans29.5% · 1,445
3 or more7.6% · 374
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Bury overall: 66.9% owned, 14.9% social rented, 17.7% private rented.
Owned outright35.5% · 1,736
With mortgage35.2% · 1,720
Shared ownership0.2% · 9
Social rented11.1% · 543
Private rented17.8% · 871
Lives rent free0.2% · 11
Type of home
Detached house26.4% · 1,292
Semi-detached house32.4% · 1,585
Terraced house31.1% · 1,521
Purpose-built flat7.8% · 383
Converted house1.1% · 55
Other conversion0.7% · 32
Above shop / office0.4% · 22
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014155- Constituency
- Bury North
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 4 of 17
Other wards in the same constituency
BBury East12.0% aged 65+ · 45.6% owned13,312BBury West25.8% aged 65+ · 78.6% owned10,950MMoorside15.8% aged 65+ · 54.0% owned11,963NNorth Manor29.3% aged 65+ · 85.8% owned9,744RRadcliffe North & Ainsworth22.1% aged 65+ · 69.3% owned12,020RRamsbottom18.8% aged 65+ · 73.5% owned11,683RRedvales13.9% aged 65+ · 54.1% owned11,717TTottington22.0% aged 65+ · 82.7% owned10,067UUnsworth21.6% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned11,034
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.