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Electoral wardE05014594

Brailsford ward, Derbyshire Dales

Brailsford is one of 21 electoral wards of Derbyshire Dales District Council, in Derbyshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,002 residents in 876 households — 52 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Derbyshire Dales constituency; for county elections it is in the Ashbourne South division.

Residents, 20212,002council ward average 3,407
Households8762.29 residents per household
Density52/ km²about 38.65 km² · Derbyshire Dales 90
Aged 65+25.1%Derbyshire Dales: 28.0% · under 16: 15.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.4% · 88
5–94.9% · 99
10–156.1% · 122
16–193.6% · 72
20–244.7% · 94
25–349.9% · 198
35–4915.6% · 312
50–6425.7% · 515
65–7413.3% · 266
75–848.7% · 175
85+3.0% · 61

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van5.8% · 51
1 car or van32.2% · 282
2 cars or vans41.8% · 367
3 or more20.2% · 177
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Derbyshire Dales overall: 72.0% owned, 12.6% social rented, 14.4% private rented.

Owned outright47.2% · 412
With mortgage31.4% · 274
Shared ownership1.3% · 11
Social rented5.4% · 47
Private rented14.8% · 129

Type of home

Detached house62.4% · 547
Semi-detached house23.8% · 209
Terraced house10.7% · 94
Purpose-built flat1.8% · 16
Converted house0.1% · 1
Other conversion0.2% · 2
Above shop / office0.5% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 4
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014594
County division
Ashbourne South
Constituency
Derbyshire Dales
Region
East Midlands
Density rank in council
16 of 21

Parishes in the ward

BrailsfordHollingtonLongfordMercaston

Other wards in the same constituency

AAshbourne North25.0% aged 65+ · 62.2% owned3,721AAshbourne South23.5% aged 65+ · 67.5% owned7,575BBakewell36.3% aged 65+ · 69.5% owned4,258BBonsall & Winster30.5% aged 65+ · 78.2% owned3,047BBradwell28.7% aged 65+ · 75.5% owned1,787CCalver & Longstone31.8% aged 65+ · 78.5% owned3,330CChatsworth34.2% aged 65+ · 62.8% owned1,608CCromford & Matlock Bath32.8% aged 65+ · 71.4% owned1,392DDarley Dale30.5% aged 65+ · 73.4% owned7,598DDovedale, Parwich & Brassington27.8% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned3,348DDoveridge & Sudbury19.8% aged 65+ · 76.9% owned2,683HHartington & Taddington28.2% aged 65+ · 78.5% owned1,654HHathersage29.3% aged 65+ · 75.2% owned3,714HHulland31.3% aged 65+ · 83.9% owned1,857

All 21 wards of Derbyshire Dales

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 1 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.