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Electoral wardE05014190

Gosforth ward, Cumberland

Gosforth is one of 46 electoral wards of Cumberland Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,835 residents in 2,723 households — 37 people per km², the 24th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Whitehaven and Workington constituency.

Residents, 20215,835council ward average 5,940
Households2,7232.14 residents per household
Density37/ km²about 159.43 km² · Cumberland 91
Aged 65+28.8%Cumberland: 23.1% · under 16: 15.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.9% · 227
5–95.0% · 291
10–156.1% · 357
16–192.9% · 172
20–243.4% · 201
25–348.9% · 517
35–4916.3% · 951
50–6424.6% · 1,436
65–7415.3% · 891
75–849.7% · 568
85+3.8% · 224

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van10.9% · 296
1 car or van43.1% · 1,173
2 cars or vans33.8% · 920
3 or more12.3% · 334
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright53.9% · 1,469
With mortgage30.0% · 818
Shared ownership0.3% · 7
Social rented6.4% · 174
Private rented9.4% · 255
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house45.2% · 1,230
Semi-detached house36.1% · 982
Terraced house12.3% · 335
Purpose-built flat0.9% · 24
Converted house0.5% · 14
Other conversion0.8% · 23
Above shop / office0.4% · 10
Caravan, mobile3.9% · 105
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014190
Region
North West
Density rank in council
38 of 46

Parishes in the ward

BeckermetGosforthHaileLowside QuarterPonsonbySeascaleWasdale

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% owned6,059EEgremont22.2% aged 65+ · 63.9% owned5,794EEgremont North and St Bees21.5% aged 65+ · 70.5% owned5,550HHarrington19.8% 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.