Electoral wardE05013182
Highfield ward, Halton
Highfield is one of 18 electoral wards of Halton Borough Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,396 residents in 2,775 households — 3,250 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Widnes and Halewood constituency.
Residents, 20216,396council ward average 7,138
Households2,7752.3 residents per household
Density3,250/ km²about 1.97 km² · Halton 1,624
Aged 65+21.8%Halton: 18.6% · under 16: 16.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.5% · 287
5–95.2% · 335
10–157.1% · 452
16–193.9% · 249
20–244.3% · 275
25–3410.9% · 697
35–4919.5% · 1,246
50–6422.8% · 1,457
65–7412.8% · 816
75–846.9% · 440
85+2.2% · 141
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van17.7% · 490
1 car or van44.4% · 1,231
2 cars or vans30.1% · 836
3 or more7.9% · 218
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Halton overall: 60.5% owned, 24.4% social rented, 14.3% private rented.
Owned outright39.0% · 1,081
With mortgage36.2% · 1,004
Shared ownership1.0% · 29
Social rented10.5% · 290
Private rented13.3% · 370
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house17.9% · 497
Semi-detached house42.8% · 1,189
Terraced house29.5% · 818
Purpose-built flat8.9% · 247
Converted house0.6% · 17
Above shop / office0.3% · 7
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013182- Council
- Halton Borough Council
- Constituency
- Widnes and Halewood
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 6 of 18
Other wards in the same constituency
AAppleton17.7% aged 65+ · 54.7% owned6,662BBankfield22.1% aged 65+ · 62.4% owned6,491BBirchfield14.6% aged 65+ · 86.7% owned8,031CCentral & 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% owned7,224HHough 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.