Electoral wardE05014215
Wigton ward, Cumberland
Wigton is one of 46 electoral wards of Cumberland Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,847 residents in 3,134 households — 141 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Penrith and Solway constituency.
Residents, 20216,847council ward average 5,940
Households3,1342.18 residents per household
Density141/ km²about 48.63 km² · Cumberland 91
Aged 65+25.3%Cumberland: 23.1% · under 16: 16.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.5% · 311
5–95.0% · 339
10–156.8% · 467
16–194.0% · 275
20–245.2% · 358
25–3410.7% · 736
35–4915.9% · 1,091
50–6422.4% · 1,535
65–7413.3% · 914
75–848.7% · 595
85+3.3% · 226
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van19.5% · 612
1 car or van42.1% · 1,318
2 cars or vans28.2% · 883
3 or more10.2% · 321
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cumberland overall: 68.5% owned, 16.7% social rented, 14.1% private rented.
Owned outright41.3% · 1,296
With mortgage26.3% · 823
Shared ownership0.4% · 14
Social rented18.3% · 573
Private rented13.7% · 429
Type of home
Detached house32.0% · 1,003
Semi-detached house35.7% · 1,117
Terraced house25.5% · 798
Purpose-built flat4.3% · 136
Converted house0.5% · 17
Other conversion0.4% · 14
Above shop / office1.1% · 35
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 12
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014215- Council
- Cumberland Council
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 30 of 46
Parishes in the ward
WavertonWigtonWoodside
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% owned5,307TThursby27.4% aged 65+ · 81.6% owned5,225WWetheral27.5% aged 65+ · 84.6% owned7,161
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.