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Electoral wardE05014194

Hillcrest and Hensingham ward, Cumberland

Hillcrest and Hensingham is one of 46 electoral wards of Cumberland Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,533 residents in 2,481 households — 524 people per km², the 33rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Whitehaven and Workington constituency.

Residents, 20215,533council ward average 5,940
Households2,4812.23 residents per household
Density524/ km²about 10.55 km² · Cumberland 91
Aged 65+24.8%Cumberland: 23.1% · under 16: 16.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.3% · 237
5–95.1% · 282
10–157.1% · 392
16–193.6% · 200
20–245.4% · 297
25–3411.9% · 656
35–4916.6% · 919
50–6421.2% · 1,175
65–7412.5% · 694
75–849.3% · 513
85+3.0% · 166

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van15.2% · 376
1 car or van44.0% · 1,091
2 cars or vans31.4% · 780
3 or more9.4% · 234
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright46.8% · 1,160
With mortgage37.5% · 930
Shared ownership1.0% · 24
Social rented8.5% · 210
Private rented6.3% · 157

Type of home

Detached house17.6% · 437
Semi-detached house55.4% · 1,376
Terraced house23.5% · 583
Purpose-built flat2.0% · 50
Converted house0.4% · 10
Other conversion0.8% · 21
Above shop / office0.0% · 1
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 4
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014194
Region
North West
Density rank in council
22 of 46

Parishes in the ward

WeddicarWhitehaven

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% owned5,550GGosforth28.8% aged 65+ · 84.0% owned5,835HHarrington19.8% aged 65+ · 68.4% owned6,704HHowgate23.2% 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.