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Electoral wardE05010430

Stephenson ward, Darlington

Stephenson is one of 20 electoral wards of Darlington Borough Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 4,839 residents in 2,235 households — 2,719 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Darlington constituency.

Residents, 20214,839council ward average 5,390
Households2,2352.17 residents per household
Density2,719/ km²about 1.78 km² · Darlington 546
Aged 65+15.8%Darlington: 20.4% · under 16: 22.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–47.4% · 360
5–97.5% · 364
10–157.5% · 364
16–194.1% · 199
20–245.7% · 276
25–3417.2% · 834
35–4918.7% · 904
50–6416.0% · 772
65–748.5% · 409
75–845.4% · 260
85+2.0% · 97

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van34.5% · 772
1 car or van46.9% · 1,048
2 cars or vans15.8% · 353
3 or more2.8% · 62
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright19.9% · 444
With mortgage25.2% · 564
Shared ownership0.6% · 13
Social rented31.8% · 712
Private rented22.5% · 502
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house9.2% · 205
Semi-detached house43.1% · 964
Terraced house30.1% · 673
Purpose-built flat16.5% · 369
Converted house0.5% · 11
Other conversion0.2% · 5
Above shop / office0.3% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010430
Constituency
Darlington
Region
North East
Density rank in council
13 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% owned3,701MMowden32.7% 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% owned4,262

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.