Electoral wardE05014205
Morton ward, Cumberland
Morton is one of 46 electoral wards of Cumberland Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,977 residents in 3,000 households — 3,984 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Carlisle constituency.
Residents, 20215,977council ward average 5,940
Households3,0001.99 residents per household
Density3,984/ km²about 1.50 km² · Cumberland 91
Aged 65+22.0%Cumberland: 23.1% · under 16: 16.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.1% · 306
5–95.7% · 341
10–156.0% · 356
16–193.2% · 192
20–245.4% · 322
25–3413.8% · 823
35–4917.4% · 1,040
50–6421.5% · 1,285
65–7410.3% · 615
75–847.7% · 460
85+4.0% · 238
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van32.2% · 965
1 car or van43.9% · 1,318
2 cars or vans19.4% · 582
3 or more4.5% · 135
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cumberland overall: 68.5% owned, 16.7% social rented, 14.1% private rented.
Owned outright34.2% · 1,026
With mortgage25.1% · 752
Shared ownership0.9% · 26
Social rented26.6% · 798
Private rented13.1% · 393
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house9.6% · 289
Semi-detached house49.3% · 1,479
Terraced house27.0% · 811
Purpose-built flat13.0% · 390
Converted house0.5% · 15
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.5% · 15
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014205- Council
- Cumberland Council
- Constituency
- Carlisle
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 3 of 46
Other wards in the same constituency
BBelah24.9% aged 65+ · 76.8% owned6,656BBelle Vue18.6% aged 65+ · 66.6% owned6,896BBotcherby16.8% aged 65+ · 60.0% owned6,589BBrampton27.9% aged 65+ · 64.0% owned5,544CCastle14.9% aged 65+ · 38.1% owned5,574CCorby and Hayton30.0% aged 65+ · 80.7% owned4,783CCurrock12.5% aged 65+ · 52.7% owned6,180DDalston and Burgh22.5% aged 65+ · 82.9% owned7,802DDenton Holme15.6% aged 65+ · 52.7% owned6,561HHarraby North17.4% aged 65+ · 57.7% owned6,553HHarraby South18.3% aged 65+ · 68.3% owned5,870HHoughton and Irthington26.2% aged 65+ · 84.8% owned5,242LLongtown25.4% aged 65+ · 68.9% owned5,062SStanwix Urban27.1% aged 65+ · 80.6% owned5,663
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.