Electoral wardE05015184

Whittington ward, Chesterfield

Whittington is one of 16 electoral wards of Chesterfield Borough Council, in Derbyshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 8,333 residents in 3,991 households — 1,038 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire constituencies; for county elections it is in the Staveley North & Whittington division.

Residents, 20218,333council ward average 6,473

Households3,9912.09 residents per household

Density1,038/ km²about 8.03 km² · Chesterfield 1,568

Aged 65+22.3%Chesterfield: 21.6% · under 16: 16.1%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.6% · 384

5–95.0% · 420

10–156.5% · 539

16–193.2% · 265

20–245.2% · 434

25–3412.9% · 1,076

35–4916.9% · 1,412

50–6423.4% · 1,947

65–7411.9% · 994

75–847.5% · 628

85+2.8% · 235

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van23.0% · 919

1 car or van43.1% · 1,721

2 cars or vans26.4% · 1,055

3 or more7.4% · 296

Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Chesterfield overall: 62.6% owned, 20.8% social rented, 16.2% private rented.

Owned outright37.3% · 1,488

With mortgage26.6% · 1,060

Shared ownership0.2% · 7

Social rented19.6% · 780

Private rented16.1% · 643

Lives rent free0.3% · 11

Type of home

Detached house19.6% · 784

Semi-detached house48.7% · 1,943

Terraced house21.9% · 873

Purpose-built flat5.4% · 217

Converted house2.6% · 104

Other conversion0.5% · 21

Above shop / office0.5% · 20

Caravan, mobile0.8% · 30

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05015184
Council: Chesterfield Borough Council
County council: Derbyshire County Council
County division: Staveley North & Whittington
Constituency: Chesterfield, North East Derbyshire
Region: East Midlands
Density rank in council: 15 of 16

Other wards in the same constituency

BBrampton East & Boythorpe19.7% aged 65+ · 46.1% owned5,879 BBrampton West & Loundsley Green28.8% aged 65+ · 80.3% owned6,311 BBrimington North15.4% aged 65+ · 62.3% owned4,254 BBrimington South26.1% aged 65+ · 74.0% owned6,011 BBrockwell24.8% aged 65+ · 74.6% owned5,806 DDunston22.1% aged 65+ · 56.7% owned7,712 HHasland23.3% aged 65+ · 72.1% owned9,142 LLinacre25.4% aged 65+ · 65.4% owned5,055 RRother16.3% aged 65+ · 42.3% owned6,430 SSpire14.7% aged 65+ · 50.3% owned7,302 SStaveley Central16.3% aged 65+ · 43.9% owned6,371 SStaveley North17.9% aged 65+ · 58.6% owned4,819 SStaveley South21.7% aged 65+ · 73.9% owned7,655 WWalton31.6% aged 65+ · 89.4% owned6,442

All 16 wards of Chesterfield

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 6 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.