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Electoral wardE05016196

Thornley & Wheatley Hill ward, County Durham

Thornley & Wheatley Hill is one of 51 electoral wards of Durham County Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 5,690 residents in 2,611 households — 540 people per km², the 42nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Easington constituency.

Residents, 20215,690council ward average 10,237
Households2,6112.18 residents per household
Density540/ km²about 10.55 km² · County Durham 234
Aged 65+21.1%County Durham: 21.3% · under 16: 17.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.4% · 307
5–95.4% · 310
10–156.2% · 354
16–194.1% · 233
20–245.1% · 292
25–3413.3% · 756
35–4917.8% · 1,012
50–6421.6% · 1,233
65–7411.1% · 634
75–847.6% · 435
85+2.3% · 132

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van24.9% · 651
1 car or van41.3% · 1,079
2 cars or vans26.1% · 680
3 or more7.7% · 200
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright32.9% · 860
With mortgage28.2% · 736
Shared ownership0.3% · 7
Social rented24.8% · 648
Private rented13.7% · 357
Lives rent free0.2% · 5

Type of home

Detached house21.2% · 553
Semi-detached house52.2% · 1,362
Terraced house26.0% · 678
Purpose-built flat0.3% · 9
Converted house0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.2% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05016196
Constituency
Easington
Region
North East
Density rank in council
29 of 51

Parishes in the ward

ThornleyWheatley Hill

Other wards in the same constituency

BBlackhalls & Hesledens26.9% aged 65+ · 60.2% owned4,778CCastle Eden & Passfield23.5% aged 65+ · 72.2% owned6,239DDalton & Dawdon19.6% aged 65+ · 56.5% owned10,836EEasington & Shotton19.7% aged 65+ · 60.2% owned16,614HHorden & Dene House22.1% aged 65+ · 52.6% owned10,721MMurton19.5% aged 65+ · 59.9% owned10,491PPeterlee16.0% aged 65+ · 51.7% owned12,597SSeaham21.2% aged 65+ · 67.9% owned11,434TTrimdon & Wingate18.9% aged 65+ · 61.2% owned11,443

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