Electoral wardE05012216
Gowy Rural ward, Cheshire West and Chester
Gowy Rural is one of 45 electoral wards of Cheshire West and Chester Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 9,273 residents in 3,914 households — 139 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
Residents, 20219,273council ward average 7,937
Households3,9142.37 residents per household
Density139/ km²about 66.57 km² · Cheshire West and Chester 388
Aged 65+24.4%Cheshire West and Chester: 21.2% · under 16: 17.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.2% · 393
5–95.2% · 481
10–157.6% · 702
16–194.2% · 388
20–244.1% · 383
25–349.7% · 899
35–4917.8% · 1,650
50–6422.9% · 2,120
65–7414.3% · 1,326
75–847.8% · 727
85+2.2% · 206
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.7% · 303
1 car or van38.7% · 1,516
2 cars or vans38.4% · 1,502
3 or more15.2% · 593
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cheshire West and Chester overall: 68.3% owned, 14.6% social rented, 15.7% private rented.
Owned outright46.8% · 1,832
With mortgage34.0% · 1,330
Shared ownership0.8% · 32
Social rented7.5% · 292
Private rented11.0% · 431
Type of home
Detached house46.4% · 1,816
Semi-detached house33.0% · 1,291
Terraced house13.5% · 528
Purpose-built flat3.2% · 127
Converted house0.2% · 8
Other conversion0.2% · 7
Above shop / office0.2% · 6
Caravan, mobile3.3% · 129
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012216- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 38 of 45
Parishes in the ward
BarrowCroughtonEltonGuilden SuttonInceLittle StanneyMickle Trafford and DistrictStoakThornton-le-MoorsWervin
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.