Electoral wardE05013186
Norton South & Preston Brook ward, Halton
Norton South & Preston Brook is one of 18 electoral wards of Halton Borough Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 7,146 residents in 3,035 households — 1,122 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
Residents, 20217,146council ward average 7,138
Households3,0352.35 residents per household
Density1,122/ km²about 6.37 km² · Halton 1,624
Aged 65+19.4%Halton: 18.6% · under 16: 21.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.6% · 398
5–97.0% · 501
10–158.7% · 620
16–194.7% · 339
20–245.2% · 371
25–3412.1% · 864
35–4919.4% · 1,388
50–6417.9% · 1,279
65–7413.9% · 995
75–844.3% · 308
85+1.2% · 85
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van28.5% · 864
1 car or van43.6% · 1,321
2 cars or vans22.0% · 668
3 or more5.9% · 179
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Halton overall: 60.5% owned, 24.4% social rented, 14.3% private rented.
Owned outright25.5% · 775
With mortgage24.9% · 755
Shared ownership0.5% · 14
Social rented38.4% · 1,166
Private rented10.5% · 320
Lives rent free0.1% · 4
Type of home
Detached house17.0% · 516
Semi-detached house21.6% · 654
Terraced house53.4% · 1,621
Purpose-built flat7.1% · 215
Converted house0.5% · 16
Other conversion0.4% · 11
Above shop / office0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013186- Council
- Halton Borough Council
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 16 of 18
Parishes in the ward
Preston Brook
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% owned6,694MMersey & Weston15.1% aged 65+ · 53.2% owned7,867NNorton North17.2% aged 65+ · 61.1% owned7,610
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.