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Electoral wardE05012233

Rudheath ward, Cheshire West and Chester

Rudheath is one of 45 electoral wards of Cheshire West and Chester Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,673 residents in 2,482 households — 1,998 people per km², the 22nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Mid Cheshire constituency.

Residents, 20215,673council ward average 7,937
Households2,4822.29 residents per household
Density1,998/ km²about 2.84 km² · Cheshire West and Chester 388
Aged 65+19.2%Cheshire West and Chester: 21.2% · under 16: 17.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.6% · 260
5–95.6% · 319
10–156.8% · 385
16–193.8% · 215
20–244.8% · 271
25–3413.6% · 772
35–4918.7% · 1,059
50–6423.0% · 1,304
65–7411.3% · 639
75–846.0% · 338
85+1.9% · 109

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van15.2% · 377
1 car or van42.9% · 1,064
2 cars or vans31.3% · 776
3 or more10.7% · 265
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright33.1% · 822
With mortgage34.7% · 862
Shared ownership1.9% · 46
Social rented19.1% · 474
Private rented11.0% · 272
Lives rent free0.3% · 8

Type of home

Detached house22.1% · 548
Semi-detached house60.3% · 1,497
Terraced house12.5% · 310
Purpose-built flat3.4% · 84
Converted house0.4% · 9
Other conversion0.2% · 6
Above shop / office0.2% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.9% · 22
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.