Electoral wardE05012253
Wolverham ward, Cheshire West and Chester
Wolverham is one of 45 electoral wards of Cheshire West and Chester Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,824 residents in 2,493 households — 3,660 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ellesmere Port and Bromborough constituency.
Residents, 20215,824council ward average 7,937
Households2,4932.34 residents per household
Density3,660/ km²about 1.59 km² · Cheshire West and Chester 388
Aged 65+13.6%Cheshire West and Chester: 21.2% · under 16: 23.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–48.5% · 495
5–97.5% · 435
10–157.1% · 415
16–194.3% · 253
20–246.6% · 382
25–3415.4% · 898
35–4918.7% · 1,091
50–6418.2% · 1,063
65–747.6% · 445
75–844.7% · 271
85+1.3% · 78
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van30.2% · 755
1 car or van46.3% · 1,156
2 cars or vans18.7% · 466
3 or more4.8% · 119
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cheshire West and Chester overall: 68.3% owned, 14.6% social rented, 15.7% private rented.
Owned outright17.4% · 434
With mortgage23.2% · 578
Shared ownership1.7% · 43
Social rented44.0% · 1,096
Private rented13.5% · 336
Lives rent free0.2% · 6
Type of home
Detached house7.2% · 179
Semi-detached house27.7% · 690
Terraced house38.2% · 951
Purpose-built flat26.0% · 649
Converted house0.4% · 10
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.4% · 10
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012253- Constituency
- Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 9 of 45
Parishes in the ward
Little Stanney
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% owned11,076WWestminster11.3% aged 65+ · 39.3% owned5,521WWhitby Groves21.1% aged 65+ · 89.0% owned4,322WWhitby Park21.8% aged 65+ · 81.1% owned5,383
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.