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Electoral wardE05016202

Willington & Hunwick ward, County Durham

Willington & Hunwick is one of 51 electoral wards of Durham County Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 9,236 residents in 4,102 households — 324 people per km², the 36th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bishop Auckland and City of Durham constituencies.

Residents, 20219,236council ward average 10,237
Households4,1022.25 residents per household
Density324/ km²about 28.47 km² · County Durham 234
Aged 65+21.5%County Durham: 21.3% · under 16: 17.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.6% · 427
5–95.5% · 512
10–157.8% · 717
16–194.2% · 389
20–245.2% · 479
25–3410.7% · 990
35–4917.5% · 1,614
50–6423.0% · 2,128
65–7412.9% · 1,196
75–846.5% · 601
85+2.0% · 189

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van22.7% · 931
1 car or van41.5% · 1,703
2 cars or vans26.5% · 1,085
3 or more9.3% · 382
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright34.9% · 1,430
With mortgage28.2% · 1,158
Shared ownership0.1% · 4
Social rented19.8% · 813
Private rented16.9% · 694
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house28.4% · 1,162
Semi-detached house29.7% · 1,219
Terraced house40.0% · 1,640
Purpose-built flat0.8% · 33
Converted house0.2% · 9
Other conversion0.0% · 1
Above shop / office0.8% · 32
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05016202
Region
North East
Density rank in council
40 of 51

Parishes in the ward

BrancepethGreater WillingtonLands Common to Brancepeth and Brandon and Byshottles

Other wards in the same constituency

BBarnard Castle30.5% aged 65+ · 67.7% owned4,588BBelmont26.9% aged 65+ · 69.5% owned10,734BBishop Auckland22.0% aged 65+ · 58.7% owned16,131BBrandon19.4% aged 65+ · 56.9% owned12,124CCrook21.4% aged 65+ · 61.8% owned14,041DDeerness20.1% aged 65+ · 59.8% owned11,325EEasington & Shotton19.7% aged 65+ · 60.2% owned16,614EElvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe9.6% aged 65+ · 39.6% owned18,469EEvenwood25.8% aged 65+ · 67.7% owned4,314FFramwellgate & Newton Hall24.0% aged 65+ · 73.2% owned13,917LLangley & Esh20.9% aged 65+ · 64.8% owned4,831LLower Teesdale27.7% aged 65+ · 67.0% owned8,601LLumley & West Rainton24.7% aged 65+ · 67.1% owned9,600NNeville's Cross14.2% aged 65+ · 73.2% owned9,959

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