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Electoral wardE05014186

Dearham and Broughton ward, Cumberland

Dearham and Broughton is one of 46 electoral wards of Cumberland Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,054 residents in 2,609 households — 118 people per km², the 20th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Penrith and Solway constituency.

Residents, 20216,054council ward average 5,940
Households2,6092.32 residents per household
Density118/ km²about 51.17 km² · Cumberland 91
Aged 65+22.2%Cumberland: 23.1% · under 16: 17.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.8% · 291
5–95.8% · 349
10–157.3% · 440
16–193.6% · 219
20–243.6% · 220
25–3410.9% · 657
35–4918.3% · 1,110
50–6423.5% · 1,422
65–7413.1% · 794
75–847.1% · 432
85+2.0% · 119

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van8.3% · 217
1 car or van39.1% · 1,020
2 cars or vans38.7% · 1,010
3 or more13.9% · 362
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright44.3% · 1,157
With mortgage32.8% · 857
Shared ownership0.2% · 5
Social rented15.0% · 392
Private rented7.6% · 199

Type of home

Detached house39.5% · 1,031
Semi-detached house35.1% · 916
Terraced house24.1% · 628
Purpose-built flat0.3% · 8
Converted house0.2% · 4
Other conversion0.0% · 1
Above shop / office0.3% · 9
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 12
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014186
Constituency
Penrith and Solway
Region
North West
Density rank in council
31 of 46

Parishes in the ward

BridekirkBroughtonDearhamGilcruxOughterside and Allerby

Other wards in the same constituency

AAspatria24.6% aged 65+ · 68.7% owned5,349BBothel and Wharrels31.0% aged 65+ · 78.1% owned4,908CCockermouth North26.3% aged 65+ · 63.7% owned6,499CCockermouth South27.6% aged 65+ · 84.5% owned6,059DDalston and Burgh22.5% aged 65+ · 82.9% owned7,802KKeswick29.5% 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.