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Electoral wardE05014188

Egremont ward, Cumberland

Egremont is one of 46 electoral wards of Cumberland Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,794 residents in 2,684 households — 536 people per km², the 25th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Whitehaven and Workington constituency.

Residents, 20215,794council ward average 5,940
Households2,6842.16 residents per household
Density536/ km²about 10.81 km² · Cumberland 91
Aged 65+22.2%Cumberland: 23.1% · under 16: 17.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.6% · 268
5–96.1% · 354
10–157.1% · 413
16–194.1% · 237
20–245.2% · 303
25–3411.1% · 642
35–4917.3% · 1,000
50–6422.3% · 1,291
65–7412.2% · 709
75–847.6% · 440
85+2.4% · 140

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van24.2% · 648
1 car or van44.8% · 1,203
2 cars or vans24.3% · 651
3 or more6.7% · 181
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright38.3% · 1,029
With mortgage25.6% · 687
Shared ownership0.2% · 6
Social rented25.1% · 674
Private rented10.6% · 285
Lives rent free0.1% · 3

Type of home

Detached house14.8% · 397
Semi-detached house39.9% · 1,070
Terraced house37.0% · 994
Purpose-built flat6.0% · 160
Converted house0.6% · 15
Other conversion0.3% · 7
Above shop / office0.7% · 18
Caravan, mobile0.9% · 24
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014188
Region
North West
Density rank in council
21 of 46

Parishes in the ward

Egremont

Other wards in the same constituency

BBransty21.3% aged 65+ · 71.6% owned5,069CCleator 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% owned6,059EEgremont 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.