Electoral wardE05016165
Chilton ward, County Durham
Chilton is one of 51 electoral wards of Durham County Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 4,696 residents in 2,186 households — 332 people per km², the 48th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor constituency.
Residents, 20214,696council ward average 10,237
Households2,1862.15 residents per household
Density332/ km²about 14.14 km² · County Durham 234
Aged 65+19.3%County Durham: 21.3% · under 16: 16.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.0% · 235
5–95.3% · 248
10–156.4% · 301
16–194.4% · 207
20–245.5% · 260
25–3414.7% · 688
35–4917.5% · 819
50–6421.9% · 1,028
65–7410.8% · 505
75–846.6% · 310
85+1.9% · 90
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van21.6% · 471
1 car or van44.0% · 962
2 cars or vans26.4% · 577
3 or more8.0% · 174
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; County Durham overall: 62.5% owned, 20.0% social rented, 17.1% private rented.
Owned outright28.9% · 632
With mortgage34.5% · 755
Shared ownership0.5% · 12
Social rented22.3% · 488
Private rented13.7% · 299
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house20.6% · 451
Semi-detached house47.1% · 1,030
Terraced house31.3% · 685
Purpose-built flat0.3% · 6
Converted house0.2% · 4
Other conversion0.2% · 5
Above shop / office0.2% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016165- Council
- Durham County Council
- Constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 39 of 51
Parishes in the ward
ChiltonWindlestone
Other wards in the same constituency
AAycliffe North & Middridge21.6% aged 65+ · 69.1% owned11,318AAycliffe South21.9% aged 65+ · 52.9% owned15,512BBowburn & Coxhoe20.4% aged 65+ · 60.4% owned14,609FFerryhill23.3% aged 65+ · 54.7% owned11,670SSedgefield24.5% aged 65+ · 72.7% owned9,415SSpennymoor20.7% aged 65+ · 63.1% owned9,934TTrimdon & Wingate18.9% aged 65+ · 61.2% owned11,443TTudhoe20.3% aged 65+ · 61.0% owned10,392
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 3 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.