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Electoral wardE05014197

Kells and Sandwith ward, Cumberland

Kells and Sandwith is one of 46 electoral wards of Cumberland Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,342 residents in 3,080 households — 856 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Whitehaven and Workington constituency.

Residents, 20216,342council ward average 5,940
Households3,0802.06 residents per household
Density856/ km²about 7.41 km² · Cumberland 91
Aged 65+19.4%Cumberland: 23.1% · under 16: 17.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.5% · 350
5–95.8% · 368
10–156.6% · 417
16–193.8% · 244
20–245.6% · 357
25–3414.5% · 919
35–4918.6% · 1,179
50–6420.1% · 1,276
65–7410.9% · 694
75–846.5% · 410
85+2.0% · 129

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van28.8% · 886
1 car or van42.9% · 1,322
2 cars or vans22.3% · 686
3 or more6.0% · 186
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright30.0% · 925
With mortgage29.3% · 903
Shared ownership0.8% · 24
Social rented26.0% · 802
Private rented13.6% · 419
Lives rent free0.2% · 6

Type of home

Detached house15.2% · 467
Semi-detached house42.8% · 1,318
Terraced house25.7% · 791
Purpose-built flat11.2% · 345
Converted house2.0% · 63
Other conversion2.0% · 63
Above shop / office1.0% · 31
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014197
Region
North West
Density rank in council
17 of 46

Parishes in the ward

Whitehaven

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% owned5,533HHowgate23.2% aged 65+ · 70.6% owned5,687MMaryport 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.