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Electoral wardE05014196

Howgate ward, Cumberland

Howgate is one of 46 electoral wards of Cumberland Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,687 residents in 2,497 households — 229 people per km², the 27th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Whitehaven and Workington constituency.

Residents, 20215,687council ward average 5,940
Households2,4972.28 residents per household
Density229/ km²about 24.82 km² · Cumberland 91
Aged 65+23.2%Cumberland: 23.1% · under 16: 16.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.9% · 277
5–95.3% · 302
10–156.6% · 375
16–194.2% · 241
20–244.5% · 258
25–3410.7% · 611
35–4917.5% · 995
50–6423.0% · 1,309
65–7413.1% · 743
75–847.4% · 422
85+2.7% · 154

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van18.7% · 468
1 car or van40.9% · 1,021
2 cars or vans29.3% · 732
3 or more11.1% · 277
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright41.5% · 1,035
With mortgage29.1% · 726
Shared ownership0.0% · 1
Social rented20.8% · 518
Private rented8.6% · 215
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house32.4% · 809
Semi-detached house32.5% · 811
Terraced house33.6% · 840
Purpose-built flat0.4% · 11
Converted house0.6% · 14
Other conversion0.3% · 8
Above shop / office0.1% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014196
Region
North West
Density rank in council
28 of 46

Parishes in the ward

DistingtonLowcaMoresbyPartonWhitehaven

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% owned6,704HHillcrest and Hensingham24.8% aged 65+ · 84.2% owned5,533KKells 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.