Electoral wardE05013073
Clayton West & Cuerden ward, Chorley
Clayton West & Cuerden is one of 14 electoral wards of Chorley Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 8,726 residents in 3,717 households — 1,552 people per km², the 5th 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 Hoghton with Wheelton divisions.
Residents, 20218,726council ward average 8,409
Households3,7172.35 residents per household
Density1,552/ km²about 5.62 km² · Chorley 581
Aged 65+21.8%Chorley: 20.5% · under 16: 18.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.0% · 523
5–95.9% · 516
10–156.6% · 574
16–193.7% · 324
20–243.9% · 342
25–3411.6% · 1,012
35–4919.4% · 1,695
50–6421.1% · 1,842
65–7412.8% · 1,120
75–847.0% · 609
85+1.9% · 170
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.5% · 317
1 car or van41.1% · 1,526
2 cars or vans38.1% · 1,417
3 or more12.3% · 457
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Chorley overall: 72.1% owned, 13.2% social rented, 13.9% private rented.
Owned outright43.1% · 1,600
With mortgage39.0% · 1,450
Shared ownership1.9% · 69
Social rented7.6% · 283
Private rented8.4% · 314
Type of home
Detached house50.2% · 1,867
Semi-detached house31.7% · 1,177
Terraced house10.0% · 373
Purpose-built flat4.2% · 157
Converted house0.6% · 22
Other conversion0.1% · 4
Above shop / office0.2% · 7
Caravan, mobile3.0% · 111
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013073- Council
- Chorley Borough Council
- County council
- Lancashire County Council
- County division
- Clayton with Whittle, Hoghton with Wheelton
- Constituency
- Chorley
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 6 of 14
Parishes in the ward
Clayton-le-WoodsCuerden
Other wards in the same constituency
AAdlington & Anderton22.6% aged 65+ · 74.6% owned7,902BBuckshaw & Whittle11.1% aged 65+ · 73.2% owned10,089CChorley 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% owned9,100CCoppull21.0% 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.