Electoral wardE05008640

Middlewich ward, Cheshire East

Middlewich is one of 52 electoral wards of Cheshire East Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 14,425 residents in 6,273 households — 1,806 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Mid Cheshire constituency.

Residents, 202114,425council ward average 7,669

Households6,2732.3 residents per household

Density1,806/ km²about 7.99 km² · Cheshire East 342

Aged 65+19.8%Cheshire East: 22.4% · under 16: 17.2%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.0% · 721

5–95.6% · 804

10–156.7% · 962

16–193.9% · 568

20–244.9% · 705

25–3412.6% · 1,823

35–4917.6% · 2,542

50–6423.9% · 3,449

65–7411.2% · 1,610

75–846.5% · 931

85+2.2% · 311

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van12.3% · 770

1 car or van39.5% · 2,477

2 cars or vans36.2% · 2,270

3 or more12.0% · 755

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright37.4% · 2,345

With mortgage36.9% · 2,315

Shared ownership1.0% · 65

Social rented11.5% · 724

Private rented13.1% · 821

Lives rent free0.0% · 3

Type of home

Detached house40.3% · 2,531

Semi-detached house33.4% · 2,098

Terraced house19.4% · 1,215

Purpose-built flat5.0% · 312

Converted house0.6% · 39

Other conversion0.2% · 12

Above shop / office0.7% · 46

Caravan, mobile0.3% · 20

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05008640
Council: Cheshire East Council
Constituency: Mid Cheshire
Region: North West
Density rank in council: 17 of 52

Parishes in the ward

Middlewich

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.