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Electoral wardE05016175

Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe ward, County Durham

Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe is one of 51 electoral wards of Durham County Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 18,469 residents in 4,839 households — 990 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the City of Durham constituency.

Residents, 202118,469council ward average 10,237
Households4,8393.82 residents per household
Density990/ km²about 18.65 km² · County Durham 234
Aged 65+9.6%County Durham: 21.3% · under 16: 6.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–42.1% · 395
5–92.1% · 386
10–152.6% · 476
16–1924.8% · 4,583
20–2433.4% · 6,174
25–349.2% · 1,708
35–497.8% · 1,450
50–648.3% · 1,530
65–744.8% · 883
75–843.4% · 626
85+1.4% · 262

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van37.0% · 1,792
1 car or van38.1% · 1,844
2 cars or vans19.5% · 946
3 or more5.4% · 263
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; County Durham overall: 62.5% owned, 20.0% social rented, 17.1% private rented.

Owned outright23.9% · 1,158
With mortgage15.6% · 755
Shared ownership0.3% · 15
Social rented23.1% · 1,118
Private rented37.0% · 1,790

Type of home

Detached house17.6% · 853
Semi-detached house23.3% · 1,125
Terraced house35.9% · 1,734
Purpose-built flat18.2% · 880
Converted house2.8% · 133
Other conversion1.1% · 53
Above shop / office1.1% · 55
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05016175
Constituency
City of Durham
Region
North East
Density rank in council
18 of 51

Parishes in the ward

City of DurhamShincliffe

Other wards in the same constituency

BBelmont26.9% aged 65+ · 69.5% owned10,734BBrandon19.4% aged 65+ · 56.9% owned12,124DDeerness20.1% aged 65+ · 59.8% owned11,325EEasington & Shotton19.7% aged 65+ · 60.2% owned16,614FFramwellgate & Newton Hall24.0% aged 65+ · 73.2% owned13,917LLangley & Esh20.9% aged 65+ · 64.8% owned4,831LLumley & West Rainton24.7% aged 65+ · 67.1% owned9,600NNeville's Cross14.2% aged 65+ · 73.2% owned9,959PPittington & Sherburn23.8% aged 65+ · 68.5% owned4,599SSacriston & Witton Gilbert20.3% aged 65+ · 63.1% owned10,168WWillington & Hunwick21.5% aged 65+ · 63.1% owned9,236

All 51 wards of County Durham

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 7 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.