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Electoral wardE05010425
Park East ward, Darlington
Park East is one of 20 electoral wards of Darlington Borough Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 7,588 residents in 3,589 households — 3,781 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Darlington constituency.
Residents, 20217,588council ward average 5,390
Households3,5892.11 residents per household
Density3,781/ km²about 2.01 km² · Darlington 546
Aged 65+13.7%Darlington: 20.4% · under 16: 20.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.1% · 460
5–96.9% · 520
10–157.9% · 598
16–194.9% · 371
20–246.9% · 521
25–3414.7% · 1,114
35–4920.4% · 1,551
50–6418.6% · 1,413
65–747.8% · 593
75–844.3% · 328
85+1.6% · 118
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van41.4% · 1,486
1 car or van40.8% · 1,465
2 cars or vans14.6% · 524
3 or more3.2% · 114
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Darlington overall: 62.8% owned, 16.2% social rented, 20.6% private rented.
Owned outright19.9% · 713
With mortgage21.0% · 754
Shared ownership0.3% · 10
Social rented29.7% · 1,067
Private rented29.0% · 1,041
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house4.1% · 147
Semi-detached house31.8% · 1,143
Terraced house40.2% · 1,444
Purpose-built flat15.5% · 557
Converted house5.2% · 188
Other conversion1.3% · 46
Above shop / office1.8% · 63
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010425- Council
- Darlington Borough Council
- Constituency
- Darlington
- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 7 of 20
Council offices in this ward
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% owned3,701MMowden32.7% aged 65+ · 86.6% owned3,817NNorth Road18.1% aged 65+ · 47.8% owned6,213NNorthgate11.4% aged 65+ · 34.7% owned4,145PPark 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.