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Electoral wardE05008628

Gawsworth ward, Cheshire East

Gawsworth is one of 52 electoral wards of Cheshire East Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,385 residents in 1,897 households — 48 people per km², the 51st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Macclesfield constituency.

Residents, 20214,385council ward average 7,669
Households1,8972.31 residents per household
Density48/ km²about 91.35 km² · Cheshire East 342
Aged 65+28.1%Cheshire East: 22.4% · under 16: 13.7%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.3% · 145
5–94.4% · 195
10–156.0% · 262
16–194.1% · 180
20–244.0% · 175
25–348.0% · 349
35–4914.5% · 635
50–6427.6% · 1,211
65–7413.8% · 607
75–8410.8% · 474
85+3.4% · 150

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van6.1% · 115
1 car or van31.0% · 589
2 cars or vans40.9% · 775
3 or more22.0% · 418
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright46.7% · 885
With mortgage31.7% · 601
Shared ownership1.6% · 31
Social rented8.4% · 160
Private rented11.5% · 219
Lives rent free0.1% · 1

Type of home

Detached house62.1% · 1,179
Semi-detached house21.3% · 404
Terraced house12.1% · 229
Purpose-built flat0.9% · 17
Converted house0.2% · 4
Other conversion0.9% · 18
Above shop / office0.2% · 3
Caravan, mobile2.3% · 44
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05008628
Constituency
Macclesfield
Region
North West
Density rank in council
51 of 52

Parishes in the ward

BosleyCongletonEatonGawsworthHenburyLower WithingtonMartonNorth RodeSiddington

Other wards in the same constituency

BBollington23.6% aged 65+ · 73.2% owned8,680BBroken Cross and Upton20.7% aged 65+ · 73.9% owned8,968DDisley24.0% aged 65+ · 82.0% owned4,803MMacclesfield Central15.9% aged 65+ · 53.8% owned9,173MMacclesfield East22.8% aged 65+ · 68.8% owned4,485MMacclesfield Hurdsfield17.6% aged 65+ · 54.3% owned4,520MMacclesfield South18.2% aged 65+ · 62.5% owned8,636MMacclesfield Tytherington23.8% aged 65+ · 81.0% owned9,056MMacclesfield West and Ivy22.5% aged 65+ · 65.9% owned8,216PPoynton East and Pott Shrigley33.6% aged 65+ · 87.8% owned7,501PPoynton West and Adlington28.6% aged 65+ · 82.3% owned8,522PPrestbury31.8% aged 65+ · 87.3% owned4,397SSutton28.6% aged 65+ · 78.0% owned4,226

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.