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Electoral wardE05012247

Willaston & Thornton ward, Cheshire West and Chester

Willaston & Thornton is one of 45 electoral wards of Cheshire West and Chester Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,173 residents in 2,280 households — 224 people per km², the 33rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Chester North and Neston constituency.

Residents, 20215,173council ward average 7,937
Households2,2802.27 residents per household
Density224/ km²about 23.14 km² · Cheshire West and Chester 388
Aged 65+30.5%Cheshire West and Chester: 21.2% · under 16: 14.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.8% · 195
5–94.4% · 228
10–156.3% · 324
16–193.3% · 169
20–243.7% · 190
25–348.1% · 419
35–4916.3% · 843
50–6423.7% · 1,227
65–7414.9% · 773
75–8411.1% · 575
85+4.5% · 231

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van7.4% · 168
1 car or van34.4% · 785
2 cars or vans41.5% · 947
3 or more16.7% · 380
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright52.1% · 1,190
With mortgage32.5% · 742
Shared ownership0.5% · 12
Social rented4.9% · 112
Private rented10.0% · 228
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house56.8% · 1,294
Semi-detached house27.1% · 618
Terraced house10.8% · 247
Purpose-built flat3.7% · 85
Converted house0.5% · 11
Other conversion0.7% · 15
Above shop / office0.4% · 8
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012247
Region
North West
Density rank in council
34 of 45

Other wards in the same constituency

BBlacon17.1% aged 65+ · 49.3% owned14,085CChester City & the Garden Quarter13.9% aged 65+ · 37.6% owned18,338GGreat Boughton24.4% aged 65+ · 77.0% owned11,000LLittle Neston32.8% aged 65+ · 85.5% owned4,777NNeston24.1% aged 65+ · 56.4% owned5,642NNewton & Hoole19.4% aged 65+ · 65.4% owned14,784PParkgate33.2% aged 65+ · 85.6% owned4,972SSaughall & Mollington29.1% aged 65+ · 80.9% owned5,261UUpton21.1% aged 65+ · 74.4% owned10,174

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.