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Electoral wardE05014204

Mirehouse ward, Cumberland

Mirehouse is one of 46 electoral wards of Cumberland Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,481 residents in 2,455 households — 2,515 people per km², the 34th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Whitehaven and Workington constituency.

Residents, 20215,481council ward average 5,940
Households2,4552.23 residents per household
Density2,515/ km²about 2.18 km² · Cumberland 91
Aged 65+21.0%Cumberland: 23.1% · under 16: 18.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.3% · 289
5–96.3% · 344
10–156.7% · 367
16–194.0% · 221
20–244.5% · 248
25–3413.0% · 711
35–4917.1% · 939
50–6422.2% · 1,217
65–7411.9% · 655
75–846.2% · 342
85+2.8% · 154

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van26.0% · 639
1 car or van43.4% · 1,065
2 cars or vans23.3% · 573
3 or more7.3% · 178
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright38.1% · 936
With mortgage30.2% · 742
Shared ownership0.1% · 2
Social rented22.0% · 539
Private rented9.5% · 234
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house10.8% · 266
Semi-detached house62.0% · 1,521
Terraced house18.7% · 459
Purpose-built flat6.4% · 157
Converted house1.1% · 27
Other conversion0.6% · 14
Above shop / office0.3% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 4
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014204
Region
North West
Density rank in council
10 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% owned5,687KKells and Sandwith19.4% aged 65+ · 59.4% owned6,342MMaryport South19.2% aged 65+ · 49.7% owned6,588MMillom Without30.6% aged 65+ · 78.7% owned4,961MMoss 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.