Electoral wardE05010624
Blackbrook ward, High Peak
Blackbrook is one of 28 electoral wards of High Peak Borough Council, in Derbyshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 4,596 residents in 1,952 households — 142 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the High Peak constituency; for county elections it is in the Whaley Bridge division.
Residents, 20214,596council ward average 3,248
Households1,9522.35 residents per household
Density142/ km²about 32.43 km² · High Peak 169
Aged 65+24.0%High Peak: 21.8% · under 16: 18.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.3% · 244
5–95.7% · 264
10–157.2% · 329
16–192.9% · 134
20–243.6% · 164
25–3410.1% · 465
35–4917.3% · 795
50–6423.9% · 1,098
65–7413.9% · 640
75–847.4% · 340
85+2.7% · 124
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.3% · 143
1 car or van40.2% · 784
2 cars or vans37.3% · 728
3 or more15.2% · 297
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; High Peak overall: 71.0% owned, 12.2% social rented, 16.1% private rented.
Owned outright47.5% · 927
With mortgage32.8% · 641
Shared ownership2.1% · 41
Social rented6.4% · 125
Private rented11.2% · 219
Type of home
Detached house39.2% · 765
Semi-detached house29.1% · 567
Terraced house25.2% · 492
Purpose-built flat3.3% · 65
Converted house0.7% · 14
Other conversion1.2% · 23
Above shop / office0.5% · 10
Caravan, mobile0.8% · 15
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010624- Council
- High Peak Borough Council
- County council
- Derbyshire County Council
- County division
- Whaley Bridge
- Constituency
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 21 of 28
Parishes in the ward
Chapel-en-le-FrithChinley, Buxworth and Brownside
Other wards in the same constituency
BBarms21.7% aged 65+ · 59.4% owned1,705BBurbage18.5% aged 65+ · 83.3% owned2,076BBuxton Central22.5% aged 65+ · 50.8% owned3,600CChapel East22.4% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned2,177CChapel West24.1% aged 65+ · 75.8% owned4,961CCorbar30.0% aged 65+ · 73.7% owned4,033CCote Heath18.2% aged 65+ · 73.3% owned4,105DDinting26.4% aged 65+ · 87.8% owned2,411GGamesley13.1% aged 65+ · 32.8% owned2,407HHadfield North16.6% aged 65+ · 57.9% owned2,343HHadfield South21.2% aged 65+ · 78.0% owned4,200HHayfield28.2% aged 65+ · 76.1% owned1,992HHope Valley31.7% aged 65+ · 74.3% owned3,558HHoward Town18.3% aged 65+ · 58.4% owned4,682
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.