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Electoral wardE05014177

Bransty ward, Cumberland

Bransty is one of 46 electoral wards of Cumberland Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,069 residents in 2,472 households — 1,789 people per km², the 42nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Whitehaven and Workington constituency.

Residents, 20215,069council ward average 5,940
Households2,4722.05 residents per household
Density1,789/ km²about 2.83 km² · Cumberland 91
Aged 65+21.3%Cumberland: 23.1% · under 16: 13.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.2% · 164
5–94.2% · 213
10–155.8% · 294
16–193.7% · 188
20–245.1% · 261
25–3411.7% · 594
35–4917.4% · 884
50–6427.4% · 1,391
65–7412.6% · 639
75–846.9% · 348
85+1.8% · 93

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van23.5% · 581
1 car or van39.9% · 987
2 cars or vans27.4% · 678
3 or more9.2% · 227
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Cumberland overall: 68.5% owned, 16.7% social rented, 14.1% private rented.

Owned outright41.7% · 1,030
With mortgage29.9% · 739
Shared ownership0.2% · 5
Social rented17.2% · 426
Private rented10.9% · 269
Lives rent free0.1% · 3

Type of home

Detached house23.7% · 587
Semi-detached house36.5% · 903
Terraced house18.0% · 446
Purpose-built flat16.5% · 407
Converted house1.4% · 35
Other conversion1.5% · 37
Above shop / office1.9% · 46
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 11
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014177
Region
North West
Density rank in council
16 of 46

Parishes in the ward

Whitehaven

Other wards in the same constituency

CCleator Moor East and Frizington22.5% aged 65+ · 70.5% owned5,284CCleator Moor West21.1% aged 65+ · 65.2% owned5,850CCockermouth South27.6% aged 65+ · 84.5% owned6,059EEgremont22.2% aged 65+ · 63.9% owned5,794EEgremont North and St Bees21.5% aged 65+ · 70.5% owned5,550GGosforth28.8% aged 65+ · 84.0% owned5,835HHarrington19.8% aged 65+ · 68.4% owned6,704HHillcrest and Hensingham24.8% aged 65+ · 84.2% owned5,533HHowgate23.2% aged 65+ · 70.6% owned5,687KKells and Sandwith19.4% aged 65+ · 59.4% owned6,342MMaryport South19.2% aged 65+ · 49.7% owned6,588MMillom Without30.6% aged 65+ · 78.7% owned4,961MMirehouse21.0% aged 65+ · 68.4% owned5,481MMoss Bay and Moorclose20.2% aged 65+ · 46.4% owned6,906

All 46 wards of Cumberland

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.