Electoral wardE05010422
Mowden ward, Darlington
Mowden is one of 20 electoral wards of Darlington Borough Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 3,817 residents in 1,764 households — 3,718 people per km², the 18th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Darlington constituency.
Residents, 20213,817council ward average 5,390
Households1,7642.16 residents per household
Density3,718/ km²about 1.03 km² · Darlington 546
Aged 65+32.7%Darlington: 20.4% · under 16: 15.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.6% · 136
5–95.0% · 191
10–156.7% · 257
16–193.5% · 134
20–242.9% · 111
25–348.1% · 309
35–4916.7% · 637
50–6420.8% · 794
65–7414.5% · 554
75–8413.3% · 508
85+4.9% · 187
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van14.4% · 253
1 car or van46.3% · 817
2 cars or vans31.3% · 552
3 or more8.0% · 141
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Darlington overall: 62.8% owned, 16.2% social rented, 20.6% private rented.
Owned outright54.7% · 964
With mortgage31.9% · 563
Shared ownership0.3% · 6
Social rented3.9% · 68
Private rented9.2% · 162
Type of home
Detached house29.1% · 513
Semi-detached house59.3% · 1,046
Terraced house2.0% · 35
Purpose-built flat8.7% · 153
Converted house0.3% · 5
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.5% · 9
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010422- Council
- Darlington Borough Council
- Constituency
- Darlington
- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 9 of 20
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% owned6,311HHeighington & Coniscliffe22.6% aged 65+ · 81.8% owned4,755HHummersknott33.8% aged 65+ · 86.3% owned3,701NNorth 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
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.