Electoral wardE05013065
Buckshaw & Whittle ward, Chorley
Buckshaw & Whittle is one of 14 electoral wards of Chorley Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 10,089 residents in 4,132 households — 2,062 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Chorley constituency; for county elections it is in the Clayton with Whittle and Euxton, Buckshaw & Astley divisions.
Residents, 202110,089council ward average 8,409
Households4,1322.44 residents per household
Density2,062/ km²about 4.89 km² · Chorley 581
Aged 65+11.1%Chorley: 20.5% · under 16: 23.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.1% · 721
5–98.5% · 857
10–158.2% · 828
16–193.8% · 385
20–245.1% · 519
25–3415.6% · 1,572
35–4925.0% · 2,523
50–6415.6% · 1,570
65–746.3% · 637
75–843.2% · 324
85+1.5% · 154
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.9% · 409
1 car or van40.5% · 1,672
2 cars or vans39.9% · 1,648
3 or more9.8% · 403
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Chorley overall: 72.1% owned, 13.2% social rented, 13.9% private rented.
Owned outright22.7% · 936
With mortgage50.5% · 2,085
Shared ownership0.4% · 18
Social rented8.2% · 337
Private rented18.2% · 752
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house38.5% · 1,589
Semi-detached house24.1% · 994
Terraced house20.3% · 839
Purpose-built flat16.5% · 681
Converted house0.3% · 11
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.3% · 12
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013065- Council
- Chorley Borough Council
- County council
- Lancashire County Council
- County division
- Clayton with Whittle, Euxton, Buckshaw & Astley
- Constituency
- Chorley
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 4 of 14
Parishes in the ward
EuxtonWhittle-le-Woods
Other wards in the same constituency
AAdlington & Anderton22.6% aged 65+ · 74.6% owned7,902CChorley East16.4% aged 65+ · 58.7% owned8,467CChorley North & Astley24.1% aged 65+ · 61.3% owned7,954CChorley North East21.5% aged 65+ · 82.4% owned6,983CChorley North West25.1% aged 65+ · 66.1% owned7,753CChorley South East & Heath Charnock20.2% aged 65+ · 73.0% owned9,435CChorley South West14.2% aged 65+ · 60.9% owned8,530CClayton East, Brindle & Hoghton19.9% aged 65+ · 61.7% owned9,100CClayton West & Cuerden21.8% aged 65+ · 82.1% owned8,726CCoppull21.0% aged 65+ · 72.7% owned8,300EEuxton23.4% aged 65+ · 84.9% owned7,686
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.