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Electoral wardE05010431

Whinfield ward, Darlington

Whinfield is one of 20 electoral wards of Darlington Borough Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 3,837 residents in 1,798 households — 3,352 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Darlington constituency.

Residents, 20213,837council ward average 5,390
Households1,7982.13 residents per household
Density3,352/ km²about 1.14 km² · Darlington 546
Aged 65+27.3%Darlington: 20.4% · under 16: 14.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.9% · 149
5–94.8% · 184
10–156.1% · 235
16–193.6% · 137
20–244.3% · 165
25–3410.1% · 386
35–4916.7% · 642
50–6423.2% · 892
65–7418.0% · 689
75–846.5% · 249
85+2.8% · 109

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van18.8% · 338
1 car or van46.0% · 828
2 cars or vans27.8% · 500
3 or more7.4% · 133
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright45.6% · 819
With mortgage27.7% · 498
Shared ownership0.1% · 2
Social rented13.9% · 249
Private rented12.6% · 227
Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house34.3% · 616
Semi-detached house41.8% · 751
Terraced house12.8% · 231
Purpose-built flat10.9% · 196
Converted house0.1% · 2
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010431
Constituency
Darlington
Region
North East
Density rank in council
10 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.