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Electoral wardE05008629

Handforth ward, Cheshire East

Handforth is one of 52 electoral wards of Cheshire East Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 9,784 residents in 4,390 households — 1,894 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Tatton constituency.

Residents, 20219,784council ward average 7,669
Households4,3902.23 residents per household
Density1,894/ km²about 5.17 km² · Cheshire East 342
Aged 65+19.0%Cheshire East: 22.4% · under 16: 19.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.9% · 581
5–96.3% · 613
10–157.2% · 702
16–193.7% · 364
20–245.1% · 500
25–3412.3% · 1,201
35–4920.1% · 1,971
50–6420.4% · 1,998
65–749.5% · 927
75–846.5% · 637
85+3.0% · 292

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van22.6% · 991
1 car or van43.4% · 1,905
2 cars or vans26.9% · 1,180
3 or more7.2% · 314
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright30.4% · 1,333
With mortgage27.7% · 1,215
Shared ownership1.6% · 70
Social rented26.2% · 1,149
Private rented14.2% · 621

Type of home

Detached house24.2% · 1,060
Semi-detached house23.6% · 1,034
Terraced house29.1% · 1,276
Purpose-built flat21.5% · 943
Converted house0.6% · 25
Other conversion0.2% · 10
Above shop / office0.8% · 35
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 4
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05008629
Constituency
Tatton
Region
North West
Density rank in council
15 of 52

Parishes in the ward

HandforthWilmslow

Other wards in the same constituency

AAlderley Edge28.7% aged 65+ · 71.7% owned4,777CChelford26.6% aged 65+ · 79.2% owned4,643HHigh Legh25.3% aged 65+ · 73.6% owned4,925KKnutsford24.6% aged 65+ · 71.2% owned13,256MMobberley29.4% aged 65+ · 80.0% owned4,732WWilmslow Dean Row17.1% aged 65+ · 75.9% owned5,141WWilmslow East27.2% aged 65+ · 80.3% owned4,440WWilmslow Lacey Green19.1% aged 65+ · 64.6% owned4,980WWilmslow West and Chorley22.0% aged 65+ · 81.8% owned10,087

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.