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Electoral wardE05012218

Handbridge Park ward, Cheshire West and Chester

Handbridge Park is one of 45 electoral wards of Cheshire West and Chester Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 9,427 residents in 4,328 households — 1,043 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Chester South and Eddisbury constituency.

Residents, 20219,427council ward average 7,937
Households4,3282.18 residents per household
Density1,043/ km²about 9.03 km² · Cheshire West and Chester 388
Aged 65+26.4%Cheshire West and Chester: 21.2% · under 16: 14.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.7% · 345
5–94.4% · 415
10–156.5% · 610
16–195.1% · 482
20–244.0% · 376
25–348.9% · 840
35–4918.3% · 1,723
50–6422.7% · 2,144
65–7413.1% · 1,233
75–8410.2% · 965
85+3.1% · 294

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van16.6% · 717
1 car or van44.3% · 1,917
2 cars or vans31.6% · 1,367
3 or more7.6% · 328
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Cheshire West and Chester overall: 68.3% owned, 14.6% social rented, 15.7% private rented.

Owned outright46.0% · 1,992
With mortgage27.9% · 1,207
Shared ownership0.2% · 8
Social rented6.7% · 292
Private rented19.2% · 830
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house37.5% · 1,623
Semi-detached house29.9% · 1,294
Terraced house21.0% · 908
Purpose-built flat8.5% · 368
Converted house2.0% · 87
Other conversion0.4% · 17
Above shop / office0.7% · 31
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012218
Region
North West
Density rank in council
22 of 45

Parishes in the ward

Dodleston

Other wards in the same constituency

CChristleton & Huntington19.7% aged 65+ · 79.4% owned11,561FFarndon23.9% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned4,849LLache14.1% aged 65+ · 52.2% owned5,906MMalpas25.2% aged 65+ · 69.2% owned4,946TTarporley27.6% aged 65+ · 78.9% owned5,164TTarvin & Kelsall27.6% aged 65+ · 80.4% owned9,321TTattenhall28.3% aged 65+ · 70.9% owned4,961WWeaver & Cuddington26.0% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned15,064

All 45 wards of Cheshire West and Chester

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.