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Electoral wardE05014214
Wetheral ward, Cumberland
Wetheral is one of 46 electoral wards of Cumberland Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 7,161 residents in 3,144 households — 107 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Carlisle and Penrith and Solway constituencies.
Residents, 20217,161council ward average 5,940
Households3,1442.28 residents per household
Density107/ km²about 66.68 km² · Cumberland 91
Aged 65+27.5%Cumberland: 23.1% · under 16: 16.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.0% · 358
5–95.7% · 407
10–155.8% · 415
16–193.1% · 225
20–243.5% · 252
25–3411.1% · 798
35–4916.6% · 1,189
50–6421.6% · 1,550
65–7414.8% · 1,057
75–848.6% · 615
85+4.1% · 294
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.7% · 241
1 car or van38.7% · 1,217
2 cars or vans40.4% · 1,271
3 or more13.2% · 415
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cumberland overall: 68.5% owned, 16.7% social rented, 14.1% private rented.
Owned outright50.1% · 1,575
With mortgage34.5% · 1,086
Shared ownership0.6% · 18
Social rented4.9% · 155
Private rented9.9% · 310
Type of home
Detached house50.6% · 1,589
Semi-detached house32.3% · 1,016
Terraced house9.6% · 302
Purpose-built flat5.7% · 179
Converted house0.8% · 24
Other conversion0.6% · 20
Above shop / office0.3% · 9
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014214- Council
- Cumberland Council
- Constituency
- Carlisle, Penrith and Solway
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 33 of 46
Parishes in the ward
St Cuthbert WithoutWetheral
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
AAspatria24.6% aged 65+ · 68.7% owned5,349BBelah24.9% aged 65+ · 76.8% owned6,656BBelle Vue18.6% aged 65+ · 66.6% owned6,896BBotcherby16.8% aged 65+ · 60.0% owned6,589BBothel and Wharrels31.0% aged 65+ · 78.1% owned4,908BBrampton27.9% aged 65+ · 64.0% owned5,544CCastle14.9% aged 65+ · 38.1% owned5,574CCockermouth North26.3% aged 65+ · 63.7% owned6,499CCockermouth South27.6% aged 65+ · 84.5% owned6,059CCorby and Hayton30.0% aged 65+ · 80.7% owned4,783CCurrock12.5% aged 65+ · 52.7% owned6,180DDalston and Burgh22.5% aged 65+ · 82.9% owned7,802DDearham and Broughton22.2% aged 65+ · 77.2% owned6,054DDenton Holme15.6% aged 65+ · 52.7% owned6,561
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.