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Electoral wardE05001699

Howden ward, East Riding of Yorkshire

Howden is one of 26 electoral wards of East Riding of Yorkshire Council (Yorkshire and The Humber). At the 2021 Census it had 5,372 residents in 2,438 households — 246 people per km², the 26th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Goole and Pocklington constituency.

Residents, 20215,372council ward average 13,162
Households2,4382.2 residents per household
Density246/ km²about 21.84 km² · East Riding of Yorkshire 142
Aged 65+24.6%East Riding of Yorkshire: 26.4% · under 16: 14.3%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.9% · 212
5–94.6% · 248
10–155.8% · 311
16–194.0% · 216
20–244.3% · 229
25–3411.0% · 589
35–4918.3% · 983
50–6423.5% · 1,265
65–7414.0% · 755
75–847.7% · 414
85+2.8% · 152

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van13.2% · 323
1 car or van37.9% · 925
2 cars or vans35.6% · 867
3 or more13.2% · 323
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; East Riding of Yorkshire overall: 73.1% owned, 9.4% social rented, 16.9% private rented.

Owned outright42.7% · 1,042
With mortgage32.5% · 793
Shared ownership0.6% · 15
Social rented7.5% · 182
Private rented16.4% · 399
Lives rent free0.4% · 9

Type of home

Detached house48.5% · 1,182
Semi-detached house27.9% · 679
Terraced house11.9% · 291
Purpose-built flat8.0% · 196
Converted house1.3% · 32
Other conversion0.8% · 20
Above shop / office1.5% · 37
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
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.