Electoral wardE05013184
Mersey & Weston ward, Halton
Mersey & Weston is one of 18 electoral wards of Halton Borough Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 7,867 residents in 3,805 households — 1,248 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
Residents, 20217,867council ward average 7,138
Households3,8052.07 residents per household
Density1,248/ km²about 6.30 km² · Halton 1,624
Aged 65+15.1%Halton: 18.6% · under 16: 17.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.7% · 452
5–95.7% · 452
10–156.4% · 501
16–193.5% · 275
20–246.8% · 537
25–3417.0% · 1,337
35–4919.8% · 1,561
50–6419.9% · 1,562
65–749.0% · 707
75–844.4% · 348
85+1.7% · 132
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van26.4% · 1,005
1 car or van46.6% · 1,774
2 cars or vans21.5% · 818
3 or more5.5% · 208
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Halton overall: 60.5% owned, 24.4% social rented, 14.3% private rented.
Owned outright25.7% · 976
With mortgage27.6% · 1,048
Shared ownership0.5% · 20
Social rented18.5% · 703
Private rented27.7% · 1,054
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house5.1% · 194
Semi-detached house36.2% · 1,376
Terraced house43.9% · 1,669
Purpose-built flat12.3% · 467
Converted house0.8% · 32
Other conversion0.7% · 25
Above shop / office1.0% · 39
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013184- Council
- Halton Borough Council
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 15 of 18
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
BBeechwood & Heath29.1% aged 65+ · 88.5% owned7,561BBridgewater14.8% aged 65+ · 51.3% owned7,679DDaresbury, Moore & Sandymoor13.9% aged 65+ · 91.6% owned4,891GGrange18.5% aged 65+ · 51.2% owned8,079HHalton Castle18.6% aged 65+ · 42.6% owned6,762HHalton Lea19.2% aged 65+ · 36.7% owned6,694NNorton North17.2% aged 65+ · 61.1% owned7,610NNorton South & Preston Brook19.4% aged 65+ · 50.4% owned7,146
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.