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Electoral wardE05014201

Maryport South ward, Cumberland

Maryport South is one of 46 electoral wards of Cumberland Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,588 residents in 2,901 households — 385 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Penrith and Solway and Whitehaven and Workington constituencies.

Residents, 20216,588council ward average 5,940
Households2,9012.27 residents per household
Density385/ km²about 17.10 km² · Cumberland 91
Aged 65+19.2%Cumberland: 23.1% · under 16: 19.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.0% · 395
5–96.5% · 426
10–157.5% · 492
16–194.3% · 284
20–246.3% · 413
25–3413.2% · 872
35–4916.5% · 1,090
50–6420.5% · 1,353
65–7410.7% · 706
75–846.3% · 414
85+2.2% · 143

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van27.5% · 798
1 car or van42.6% · 1,237
2 cars or vans22.7% · 659
3 or more7.1% · 207
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright28.6% · 829
With mortgage21.2% · 614
Shared ownership0.2% · 6
Social rented40.1% · 1,162
Private rented10.0% · 290

Type of home

Detached house10.3% · 300
Semi-detached house42.0% · 1,217
Terraced house43.4% · 1,260
Purpose-built flat3.2% · 94
Converted house0.6% · 16
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.2% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 4
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.