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Electoral wardE05010419

Heighington & Coniscliffe ward, Darlington

Heighington & Coniscliffe is one of 20 electoral wards of Darlington Borough Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 4,755 residents in 1,995 households — 60 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Darlington constituency.

Residents, 20214,755council ward average 5,390
Households1,9952.38 residents per household
Density60/ km²about 78.86 km² · Darlington 546
Aged 65+22.6%Darlington: 20.4% · under 16: 17.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.1% · 196
5–95.2% · 248
10–158.6% · 409
16–194.3% · 206
20–244.1% · 197
25–348.3% · 394
35–4918.8% · 896
50–6423.9% · 1,135
65–7412.8% · 607
75–847.7% · 364
85+2.2% · 103

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van6.8% · 136
1 car or van36.3% · 725
2 cars or vans41.5% · 827
3 or more15.4% · 307
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Darlington overall: 62.8% owned, 16.2% social rented, 20.6% private rented.

Owned outright43.7% · 872
With mortgage38.1% · 760
Shared ownership0.6% · 12
Social rented5.4% · 107
Private rented12.2% · 243
Lives rent free0.1% · 1

Type of home

Detached house55.0% · 1,097
Semi-detached house25.6% · 511
Terraced house17.7% · 354
Purpose-built flat1.1% · 21
Converted house0.1% · 2
Other conversion0.2% · 3
Above shop / office0.4% · 7
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010419
Constituency
Darlington
Region
North East
Density rank in council
20 of 20

Parishes in the ward

BraffertonCoatham MundevilleDentonHeighingtonHigh ConiscliffeHoughton le SideKillerbyLow Coniscliffe and MerrybentPiercebridgeSummerhouseWalworthWhessoe

Other wards in the same constituency

BBank Top & Lascelles19.5% aged 65+ · 48.1% owned7,103BBrinkburn & Faverdale14.4% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned6,831CCockerton19.2% aged 65+ · 54.2% owned6,325CCollege23.8% aged 65+ · 76.3% owned4,284EEastbourne16.7% aged 65+ · 56.6% owned6,354HHarrowgate Hill18.1% aged 65+ · 77.9% owned6,471HHaughton & Springfield26.1% aged 65+ · 63.3% owned6,311HHummersknott33.8% aged 65+ · 86.3% owned3,701MMowden32.7% aged 65+ · 86.6% owned3,817NNorth Road18.1% aged 65+ · 47.8% owned6,213NNorthgate11.4% aged 65+ · 34.7% owned4,145PPark East13.7% aged 65+ · 40.9% owned7,588PPark West27.6% aged 65+ · 76.8% owned4,262PPierremont16.2% aged 65+ · 58.1% owned5,843

All 20 wards of Darlington

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.