Electoral wardE05010632
Gamesley ward, High Peak
Gamesley is one of 28 electoral wards of High Peak Borough Council, in Derbyshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,407 residents in 1,014 households — 2,823 people per km², the 16th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the High Peak constituency; for county elections it is in the Etherow division.
Residents, 20212,407council ward average 3,248
Households1,0142.37 residents per household
Density2,823/ km²about 0.85 km² · High Peak 169
Aged 65+13.1%High Peak: 21.8% · under 16: 25.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.5% · 133
5–98.5% · 204
10–1511.1% · 268
16–194.7% · 113
20–245.8% · 140
25–3413.3% · 320
35–4917.2% · 413
50–6420.8% · 501
65–747.1% · 171
75–844.5% · 108
85+1.5% · 35
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van36.9% · 375
1 car or van43.1% · 437
2 cars or vans15.2% · 154
3 or more4.8% · 49
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; High Peak overall: 71.0% owned, 12.2% social rented, 16.1% private rented.
Owned outright13.0% · 131
With mortgage19.9% · 201
Social rented57.5% · 581
Private rented8.5% · 86
Lives rent free1.2% · 12
Type of home
Detached house4.3% · 44
Semi-detached house13.4% · 136
Terraced house77.8% · 790
Purpose-built flat3.5% · 36
Converted house0.2% · 2
Other conversion0.2% · 2
Above shop / office0.6% · 6
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010632- Council
- High Peak Borough Council
- County council
- Derbyshire County Council
- County division
- Etherow
- Constituency
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 4 of 28
Other wards in the same constituency
BBarms21.7% aged 65+ · 59.4% owned1,705BBlackbrook24.0% aged 65+ · 80.3% owned4,596BBurbage18.5% 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% owned2,411HHadfield 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.