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Electoral wardE05014181

Cockermouth North ward, Cumberland

Cockermouth North is one of 46 electoral wards of Cumberland Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,499 residents in 3,219 households — 662 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Penrith and Solway constituency.

Residents, 20216,499council ward average 5,940
Households3,2192.02 residents per household
Density662/ km²about 9.82 km² · Cumberland 91
Aged 65+26.3%Cumberland: 23.1% · under 16: 15.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.2% · 273
5–94.5% · 294
10–156.4% · 418
16–193.3% · 215
20–244.1% · 266
25–3411.1% · 721
35–4917.4% · 1,133
50–6422.6% · 1,470
65–7413.3% · 864
75–848.9% · 581
85+4.1% · 264

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van19.3% · 620
1 car or van46.2% · 1,487
2 cars or vans27.3% · 878
3 or more7.3% · 234
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright40.0% · 1,287
With mortgage23.7% · 763
Shared ownership1.1% · 34
Social rented19.3% · 621
Private rented16.0% · 514

Type of home

Detached house23.0% · 740
Semi-detached house32.3% · 1,041
Terraced house24.6% · 791
Purpose-built flat14.8% · 478
Converted house1.1% · 35
Other conversion2.2% · 70
Above shop / office1.9% · 62
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014181
Constituency
Penrith and Solway
Region
North West
Density rank in council
19 of 46

Parishes in the ward

CockermouthPapcastle

Other wards in the same constituency

AAspatria24.6% aged 65+ · 68.7% owned5,349BBothel and Wharrels31.0% aged 65+ · 78.1% owned4,908CCockermouth South27.6% aged 65+ · 84.5% owned6,059DDalston and Burgh22.5% aged 65+ · 82.9% owned7,802DDearham and Broughton22.2% aged 65+ · 77.2% owned6,054KKeswick29.5% aged 65+ · 63.7% owned5,203MMaryport North27.7% aged 65+ · 69.8% owned6,119MMaryport South19.2% aged 65+ · 49.7% owned6,588SSolway Coast31.5% aged 65+ · 76.4% owned5,307TThursby27.4% aged 65+ · 81.6% owned5,225WWetheral27.5% aged 65+ · 84.6% owned7,161WWigton25.3% aged 65+ · 67.6% owned6,847

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.