Electoral wardE05012220
Helsby ward, Cheshire West and Chester
Helsby is one of 45 electoral wards of Cheshire West and Chester Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,273 residents in 2,388 households — 962 people per km², the 30th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
Residents, 20215,273council ward average 7,937
Households2,3882.21 residents per household
Density962/ km²about 5.48 km² · Cheshire West and Chester 388
Aged 65+24.5%Cheshire West and Chester: 21.2% · under 16: 15.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.7% · 250
5–94.6% · 241
10–156.2% · 325
16–193.7% · 194
20–244.6% · 244
25–3412.1% · 637
35–4917.7% · 935
50–6421.9% · 1,154
65–7411.4% · 601
75–849.2% · 487
85+3.9% · 206
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.6% · 277
1 car or van41.3% · 986
2 cars or vans36.9% · 882
3 or more10.3% · 245
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cheshire West and Chester overall: 68.3% owned, 14.6% social rented, 15.7% private rented.
Owned outright42.2% · 1,008
With mortgage34.7% · 828
Shared ownership3.6% · 87
Social rented6.5% · 154
Private rented12.9% · 308
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house34.3% · 819
Semi-detached house37.4% · 892
Terraced house17.8% · 426
Purpose-built flat8.2% · 196
Converted house0.4% · 10
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.3% · 8
Caravan, mobile1.4% · 34
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012220- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 24 of 45
Parishes in the ward
Helsby
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.