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Electoral wardE05010330

Westfield ward, City of York

Westfield is one of 21 electoral wards of City of York Council (Yorkshire and The Humber). At the 2021 Census it had 13,976 residents in 6,198 households — 5,024 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the York Central constituency.

Residents, 202113,976council ward average 9,658
Households6,1982.25 residents per household
Density5,024/ km²about 2.78 km² · City of York 746
Aged 65+15.9%City of York: 19.1% · under 16: 20.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.2% · 862
5–97.0% · 972
10–157.3% · 1,027
16–193.9% · 542
20–245.6% · 779
25–3415.5% · 2,164
35–4920.5% · 2,858
50–6418.2% · 2,542
65–748.7% · 1,219
75–845.0% · 696
85+2.2% · 312

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van30.0% · 1,858
1 car or van44.0% · 2,730
2 cars or vans20.8% · 1,291
3 or more5.2% · 322
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; City of York overall: 65.1% owned, 14.0% social rented, 20.0% private rented.

Owned outright26.6% · 1,647
With mortgage29.4% · 1,820
Shared ownership0.6% · 37
Social rented30.2% · 1,869
Private rented13.1% · 809
Lives rent free0.3% · 16

Type of home

Detached house10.0% · 617
Semi-detached house42.1% · 2,609
Terraced house30.4% · 1,885
Purpose-built flat14.7% · 914
Converted house1.5% · 90
Other conversion0.6% · 36
Above shop / office0.7% · 45
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010330
Constituency
York Central
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Density rank in council
4 of 21

Other wards in the same constituency

AAcomb19.8% aged 65+ · 73.8% owned9,111CClifton13.8% aged 65+ · 50.0% owned9,417FFishergate12.8% aged 65+ · 48.2% owned9,555GGuildhall10.1% aged 65+ · 32.7% owned14,553HHeworth14.8% aged 65+ · 54.5% owned13,434HHolgate15.7% aged 65+ · 60.8% owned11,960HHull Road8.4% aged 65+ · 47.4% owned14,860MMicklegate15.8% aged 65+ · 53.2% owned12,405

All 21 wards of City of York

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.