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Electoral wardE05014210
Solway Coast ward, Cumberland
Solway Coast is one of 46 electoral wards of Cumberland Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,307 residents in 2,441 households — 41 people per km², the 37th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Penrith and Solway constituency.
Residents, 20215,307council ward average 5,940
Households2,4412.17 residents per household
Density41/ km²about 129.44 km² · Cumberland 91
Aged 65+31.5%Cumberland: 23.1% · under 16: 13.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.5% · 184
5–94.1% · 219
10–155.7% · 301
16–193.5% · 185
20–244.5% · 237
25–348.6% · 455
35–4913.8% · 730
50–6425.0% · 1,325
65–7417.7% · 938
75–849.8% · 519
85+4.0% · 214
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.0% · 318
1 car or van43.7% · 1,067
2 cars or vans30.1% · 736
3 or more13.1% · 321
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cumberland overall: 68.5% owned, 16.7% social rented, 14.1% private rented.
Owned outright53.8% · 1,314
With mortgage22.6% · 551
Shared ownership0.4% · 9
Social rented10.6% · 259
Private rented12.6% · 308
Type of home
Detached house37.9% · 924
Semi-detached house26.5% · 648
Terraced house28.6% · 699
Purpose-built flat1.8% · 45
Converted house0.9% · 22
Other conversion0.5% · 13
Above shop / office1.0% · 25
Caravan, mobile2.7% · 65
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014210- Council
- Cumberland Council
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 36 of 46
Parishes in the ward
BownessHolme AbbeyHolme East WaverHolme LowLands common to Holme Abbey, Holme Low and Holme St CuthbertSilloth-on-Solway
Other wards in the same constituency
AAspatria24.6% aged 65+ · 68.7% owned5,349BBothel and Wharrels31.0% aged 65+ · 78.1% owned4,908CCockermouth North26.3% aged 65+ · 63.7% owned6,499CCockermouth South27.6% aged 65+ · 84.5% owned6,059DDalston and Burgh22.5% aged 65+ · 82.9% owned7,802DDearham and Broughton22.2% aged 65+ · 77.2% owned6,054KKeswick29.5% aged 65+ · 63.7% owned5,203MMaryport North27.7% aged 65+ · 69.8% owned6,119MMaryport South19.2% aged 65+ · 49.7% owned6,588TThursby27.4% aged 65+ · 81.6% owned5,225WWetheral27.5% aged 65+ · 84.6% owned7,161WWigton25.3% aged 65+ · 67.6% owned6,847
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.