Electoral wardE05012224
Malpas ward, Cheshire West and Chester
Malpas is one of 45 electoral wards of Cheshire West and Chester Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,946 residents in 2,095 households — 76 people per km², the 39th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Chester South and Eddisbury constituency.
Residents, 20214,946council ward average 7,937
Households2,0952.36 residents per household
Density76/ km²about 64.82 km² · Cheshire West and Chester 388
Aged 65+25.2%Cheshire West and Chester: 21.2% · under 16: 17.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.1% · 204
5–95.7% · 283
10–157.2% · 356
16–194.0% · 200
20–244.0% · 199
25–349.8% · 484
35–4917.6% · 869
50–6422.4% · 1,107
65–7413.5% · 667
75–848.4% · 415
85+3.3% · 162
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.1% · 169
1 car or van37.3% · 782
2 cars or vans36.4% · 762
3 or more18.2% · 382
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cheshire West and Chester overall: 68.3% owned, 14.6% social rented, 15.7% private rented.
Owned outright40.0% · 837
With mortgage29.2% · 611
Shared ownership1.3% · 27
Social rented13.5% · 283
Private rented16.0% · 335
Type of home
Detached house49.3% · 1,034
Semi-detached house34.1% · 716
Terraced house12.5% · 262
Purpose-built flat2.5% · 52
Converted house0.4% · 8
Other conversion0.4% · 8
Above shop / office0.6% · 13
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012224- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 43 of 45
Parishes in the ward
AgdenChidlowChorltonCuddington (Malpas Ward)MalpasNo Man's Heath and DistrictThreapwoodTushingham-cum-Grindley, Macefen and BradleyWigland
Other wards in the same constituency
CChristleton & Huntington19.7% aged 65+ · 79.4% owned11,561FFarndon23.9% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned4,849HHandbridge Park26.4% aged 65+ · 73.9% owned9,427LLache14.1% aged 65+ · 52.2% owned5,906TTarporley27.6% 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
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.