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Electoral wardE05012244

Westminster ward, Cheshire West and Chester

Westminster is one of 45 electoral wards of Cheshire West and Chester Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,521 residents in 2,608 households — 2,110 people per km², the 25th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ellesmere Port and Bromborough constituency.

Residents, 20215,521council ward average 7,937
Households2,6082.12 residents per household
Density2,110/ km²about 2.62 km² · Cheshire West and Chester 388
Aged 65+11.3%Cheshire West and Chester: 21.2% · under 16: 21.7%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–47.8% · 429
5–97.7% · 424
10–156.3% · 347
16–193.7% · 204
20–246.0% · 332
25–3421.1% · 1,166
35–4919.9% · 1,097
50–6416.2% · 896
65–746.5% · 360
75–843.7% · 205
85+1.1% · 61

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van30.3% · 791
1 car or van45.5% · 1,188
2 cars or vans20.1% · 524
3 or more4.1% · 107
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright12.0% · 314
With mortgage27.2% · 710
Shared ownership1.2% · 30
Social rented36.0% · 939
Private rented23.4% · 609
Lives rent free0.2% · 6

Type of home

Detached house10.1% · 263
Semi-detached house20.4% · 532
Terraced house36.4% · 950
Purpose-built flat28.6% · 745
Converted house1.7% · 44
Other conversion1.6% · 42
Above shop / office0.8% · 20
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 12
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012244
Region
North West
Density rank in council
16 of 45

Other wards in the same constituency

CCentral & Grange11.8% aged 65+ · 44.4% owned12,512LLedsham & Manor20.6% aged 65+ · 89.8% owned9,418NNetherpool24.1% aged 65+ · 64.8% owned5,448SStrawberry25.5% aged 65+ · 90.6% owned5,244SSutton Villages19.2% aged 65+ · 64.1% owned11,076WWhitby Groves21.1% aged 65+ · 89.0% owned4,322WWhitby Park21.8% aged 65+ · 81.1% owned5,383WWolverham13.6% aged 65+ · 40.6% owned5,824

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.