Electoral wardE05014178
Castle ward, Cumberland
Castle is one of 46 electoral wards of Cumberland Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,574 residents in 3,110 households — 1,792 people per km², the 30th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Carlisle constituency.
Residents, 20215,574council ward average 5,940
Households3,1101.79 residents per household
Density1,792/ km²about 3.11 km² · Cumberland 91
Aged 65+14.9%Cumberland: 23.1% · under 16: 11.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.9% · 215
5–93.2% · 180
10–154.2% · 234
16–194.3% · 240
20–2410.7% · 597
25–3418.6% · 1,038
35–4920.1% · 1,121
50–6420.1% · 1,119
65–748.3% · 461
75–844.5% · 249
85+2.2% · 120
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van43.2% · 1,342
1 car or van42.5% · 1,322
2 cars or vans12.0% · 373
3 or more2.3% · 73
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cumberland overall: 68.5% owned, 16.7% social rented, 14.1% private rented.
Owned outright20.6% · 642
With mortgage17.5% · 544
Shared ownership0.2% · 7
Social rented16.2% · 503
Private rented45.4% · 1,411
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house3.6% · 112
Semi-detached house12.9% · 402
Terraced house45.8% · 1,425
Purpose-built flat21.0% · 653
Converted house10.7% · 332
Other conversion2.8% · 88
Above shop / office2.9% · 91
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 6
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014178- Council
- Cumberland Council
- Constituency
- Carlisle
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 15 of 46
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
BBelah24.9% aged 65+ · 76.8% owned6,656BBelle Vue18.6% aged 65+ · 66.6% owned6,896BBotcherby16.8% aged 65+ · 60.0% owned6,589BBrampton27.9% aged 65+ · 64.0% owned5,544CCorby 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.