Electoral wardE05014172
Belah ward, Cumberland
Belah is one of 46 electoral wards of Cumberland Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,656 residents in 3,077 households — 1,820 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Carlisle constituency.
Residents, 20216,656council ward average 5,940
Households3,0772.16 residents per household
Density1,820/ km²about 3.66 km² · Cumberland 91
Aged 65+24.9%Cumberland: 23.1% · under 16: 16.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.1% · 270
5–95.4% · 361
10–156.6% · 442
16–193.6% · 237
20–244.5% · 300
25–3410.8% · 716
35–4918.2% · 1,208
50–6422.0% · 1,462
65–7413.1% · 875
75–848.7% · 582
85+3.0% · 202
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van15.1% · 466
1 car or van47.9% · 1,474
2 cars or vans29.0% · 891
3 or more8.0% · 246
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cumberland overall: 68.5% owned, 16.7% social rented, 14.1% private rented.
Owned outright46.6% · 1,434
With mortgage30.2% · 929
Shared ownership1.4% · 43
Social rented7.5% · 231
Private rented14.3% · 439
Type of home
Detached house40.2% · 1,236
Semi-detached house34.4% · 1,060
Terraced house18.5% · 570
Purpose-built flat6.0% · 184
Converted house0.4% · 12
Other conversion0.3% · 8
Above shop / office0.3% · 8
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014172- Council
- Cumberland Council
- Constituency
- Carlisle
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 14 of 46
Parishes in the ward
Stanwix Rural
Other wards in the same constituency
BBelle Vue18.6% aged 65+ · 66.6% owned6,896BBotcherby16.8% aged 65+ · 60.0% owned6,589BBrampton27.9% aged 65+ · 64.0% owned5,544CCastle14.9% aged 65+ · 38.1% owned5,574CCorby and Hayton30.0% aged 65+ · 80.7% owned4,783CCurrock12.5% aged 65+ · 52.7% owned6,180DDalston and Burgh22.5% aged 65+ · 82.9% owned7,802DDenton Holme15.6% aged 65+ · 52.7% owned6,561HHarraby North17.4% aged 65+ · 57.7% owned6,553HHarraby South18.3% aged 65+ · 68.3% owned5,870HHoughton and Irthington26.2% aged 65+ · 84.8% owned5,242LLongtown25.4% aged 65+ · 68.9% owned5,062MMorton22.0% aged 65+ · 59.3% owned5,977SStanwix Urban27.1% aged 65+ · 80.6% owned5,663
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.