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Electoral wardE05008619

Congleton West ward, Cheshire East

Congleton West is one of 52 electoral wards of Cheshire East Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 14,264 residents in 6,635 households — 2,508 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Congleton constituency.

Residents, 202114,264council ward average 7,669
Households6,6352.15 residents per household
Density2,508/ km²about 5.69 km² · Cheshire East 342
Aged 65+25.6%Cheshire East: 22.4% · under 16: 15.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.6% · 654
5–94.8% · 684
10–156.5% · 930
16–193.5% · 493
20–244.1% · 587
25–3411.7% · 1,670
35–4918.1% · 2,584
50–6421.1% · 3,017
65–7413.5% · 1,922
75–848.6% · 1,231
85+3.5% · 495

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van14.2% · 944
1 car or van43.9% · 2,910
2 cars or vans32.0% · 2,125
3 or more9.9% · 654
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Cheshire East overall: 71.9% owned, 11.6% social rented, 15.5% private rented.

Owned outright41.7% · 2,767
With mortgage31.9% · 2,119
Shared ownership1.3% · 86
Social rented10.5% · 700
Private rented14.5% · 959
Lives rent free0.1% · 5

Type of home

Detached house33.0% · 2,190
Semi-detached house36.9% · 2,445
Terraced house19.3% · 1,283
Purpose-built flat7.8% · 519
Converted house1.0% · 66
Other conversion1.0% · 66
Above shop / office0.7% · 48
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 17
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05008619
Constituency
Congleton
Region
North West
Density rank in council
11 of 52

Parishes in the ward

CongletonSomerford

Other wards in the same constituency

AAlsager25.7% aged 65+ · 77.8% owned13,386BBrereton Rural18.8% aged 65+ · 78.0% owned7,437CCongleton East22.9% aged 65+ · 72.1% owned14,220DDane Valley28.5% aged 65+ · 82.6% owned10,373OOdd Rode30.2% aged 65+ · 80.8% owned8,267SSandbach Elworth17.9% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned5,932SSandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock15.6% aged 65+ · 77.0% owned5,786SSandbach Heath and East24.7% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned4,909SSandbach Town29.8% aged 65+ · 75.8% owned5,298

All 52 wards of Cheshire East

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.