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Electoral wardE05014212
Thursby ward, Cumberland
Thursby is one of 46 electoral wards of Cumberland Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,225 residents in 2,238 households — 23 people per km², the 40th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Penrith and Solway constituency.
Residents, 20215,225council ward average 5,940
Households2,2382.33 residents per household
Density23/ km²about 224.25 km² · Cumberland 91
Aged 65+27.4%Cumberland: 23.1% · under 16: 14.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.3% · 174
5–95.0% · 260
10–156.4% · 335
16–193.6% · 188
20–244.8% · 250
25–347.9% · 411
35–4915.5% · 810
50–6426.1% · 1,366
65–7415.4% · 804
75–848.4% · 440
85+3.6% · 188
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.2% · 138
1 car or van32.8% · 735
2 cars or vans40.2% · 899
3 or more20.8% · 466
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cumberland overall: 68.5% owned, 16.7% social rented, 14.1% private rented.
Owned outright54.7% · 1,224
With mortgage26.9% · 602
Shared ownership0.3% · 7
Social rented5.2% · 117
Private rented12.9% · 288
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house63.2% · 1,415
Semi-detached house25.6% · 573
Terraced house9.7% · 217
Purpose-built flat0.4% · 10
Converted house0.5% · 12
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.2% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014212- Council
- Cumberland Council
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 43 of 46
Parishes in the ward
AiktonBoltonsCaldbeckKirkbamptonKirkbrideSeberghamThursbyWestward
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% owned6,588SSolway Coast31.5% aged 65+ · 76.4% owned5,307WWetheral27.5% 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.