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Electoral wardE05014608

Wirksworth ward, Derbyshire Dales

Wirksworth is one of 21 electoral wards of Derbyshire Dales District Council, in Derbyshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 5,795 residents in 2,708 households — 352 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Derbyshire Dales constituency; for county elections it is in the Wirksworth division.

Residents, 20215,795council ward average 3,407
Households2,7082.14 residents per household
Density352/ km²about 16.46 km² · Derbyshire Dales 90
Aged 65+27.9%Derbyshire Dales: 28.0% · under 16: 14.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.0% · 175
5–94.8% · 278
10–157.0% · 404
16–193.9% · 225
20–243.5% · 205
25–349.0% · 518
35–4916.5% · 952
50–6424.5% · 1,415
65–7415.7% · 907
75–849.3% · 539
85+2.9% · 169

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van14.7% · 399
1 car or van41.1% · 1,112
2 cars or vans31.9% · 864
3 or more12.3% · 333
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright49.0% · 1,326
With mortgage23.2% · 628
Shared ownership1.3% · 34
Social rented14.6% · 394
Private rented12.0% · 325

Type of home

Detached house38.2% · 1,036
Semi-detached house35.2% · 954
Terraced house18.5% · 501
Purpose-built flat5.0% · 135
Converted house1.0% · 26
Other conversion0.7% · 20
Above shop / office1.3% · 36
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014608
County division
Wirksworth
Constituency
Derbyshire Dales
Region
East Midlands
Density rank in council
4 of 21

Parishes in the ward

CallowCarsingtonHoptonMiddletonWirksworth

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.