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Electoral wardE05014605

Matlock West ward, Derbyshire Dales

Matlock West is one of 21 electoral wards of Derbyshire Dales District Council, in Derbyshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 5,419 residents in 2,592 households — 740 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Derbyshire Dales constituency; for county elections it is in the Derwent Valley and Matlock divisions.

Residents, 20215,419council ward average 3,407
Households2,5922.09 residents per household
Density740/ km²about 7.32 km² · Derbyshire Dales 90
Aged 65+26.2%Derbyshire Dales: 28.0% · under 16: 14.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.0% · 218
5–94.8% · 262
10–155.8% · 313
16–193.5% · 192
20–244.1% · 225
25–349.0% · 490
35–4918.0% · 978
50–6424.5% · 1,326
65–7414.8% · 801
75–848.1% · 439
85+3.3% · 179

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van17.8% · 462
1 car or van44.1% · 1,145
2 cars or vans28.1% · 729
3 or more10.0% · 259
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright46.4% · 1,201
With mortgage25.5% · 660
Shared ownership0.9% · 24
Social rented12.9% · 335
Private rented14.3% · 371

Type of home

Detached house29.2% · 758
Semi-detached house33.3% · 863
Terraced house19.1% · 495
Purpose-built flat12.0% · 311
Converted house1.9% · 48
Other conversion3.0% · 77
Above shop / office1.5% · 39
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014605
County division
Derwent Valley, Matlock
Constituency
Derbyshire Dales
Region
East Midlands
Density rank in council
1 of 21

Parishes in the ward

Darley DaleMatlock TownSouth Darley

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% owned1,787BBrailsford25.1% aged 65+ · 78.6% owned2,002CCalver & 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% owned3,714

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 4 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.