Electoral wardE05013172
Birchfield ward, Halton
Birchfield is one of 18 electoral wards of Halton Borough Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 8,031 residents in 3,071 households — 2,742 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Widnes and Halewood constituency.
Residents, 20218,031council ward average 7,138
Households3,0712.62 residents per household
Density2,742/ km²about 2.93 km² · Halton 1,624
Aged 65+14.6%Halton: 18.6% · under 16: 19.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.6% · 372
5–96.6% · 528
10–158.7% · 695
16–195.5% · 438
20–245.3% · 426
25–349.4% · 752
35–4922.2% · 1,786
50–6423.2% · 1,864
65–749.2% · 735
75–844.2% · 334
85+1.3% · 101
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van4.9% · 152
1 car or van33.3% · 1,023
2 cars or vans46.0% · 1,413
3 or more15.7% · 483
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Halton overall: 60.5% owned, 24.4% social rented, 14.3% private rented.
Owned outright36.0% · 1,105
With mortgage50.7% · 1,558
Shared ownership0.2% · 7
Social rented2.4% · 74
Private rented10.6% · 327
Type of home
Detached house64.5% · 1,979
Semi-detached house19.4% · 596
Terraced house6.7% · 205
Purpose-built flat9.1% · 280
Converted house0.0% · 1
Other conversion0.1% · 4
Above shop / office0.2% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013172- Council
- Halton Borough Council
- Constituency
- Widnes and Halewood
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 8 of 18
Other wards in the same constituency
AAppleton17.7% aged 65+ · 54.7% owned6,662BBankfield22.1% aged 65+ · 62.4% owned6,491CCentral & West Bank13.0% aged 65+ · 36.2% owned7,072DDitton, Hale Village & Halebank19.9% aged 65+ · 60.0% owned7,593FFarnworth19.7% aged 65+ · 83.8% owned7,990HHalton View20.5% aged 65+ · 63.5% owned7,224HHighfield21.8% aged 65+ · 75.1% owned6,396HHough Green20.1% aged 65+ · 53.8% owned6,734
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.