Electoral wardE05010637
Howard Town ward, High Peak
Howard Town is one of 28 electoral wards of High Peak Borough Council, in Derbyshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 4,682 residents in 2,383 households — 4,505 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the High Peak constituency; for county elections it is in the Glossop North and Glossop South divisions.
Residents, 20214,682council ward average 3,248
Households2,3831.96 residents per household
Density4,505/ km²about 1.04 km² · High Peak 169
Aged 65+18.3%High Peak: 21.8% · under 16: 14.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.4% · 252
5–94.1% · 194
10–155.0% · 236
16–192.8% · 132
20–245.6% · 264
25–3416.1% · 754
35–4919.6% · 919
50–6422.9% · 1,072
65–7410.6% · 498
75–845.7% · 267
85+1.9% · 89
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van26.9% · 642
1 car or van51.2% · 1,219
2 cars or vans17.5% · 416
3 or more4.4% · 106
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; High Peak overall: 71.0% owned, 12.2% social rented, 16.1% private rented.
Owned outright30.7% · 731
With mortgage27.7% · 660
Shared ownership0.5% · 13
Social rented8.7% · 208
Private rented32.3% · 770
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house3.6% · 86
Semi-detached house13.4% · 320
Terraced house61.7% · 1,471
Purpose-built flat10.8% · 257
Converted house1.7% · 40
Other conversion6.5% · 155
Above shop / office2.2% · 53
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010637- Council
- High Peak Borough Council
- County council
- Derbyshire County Council
- County division
- Glossop North, Glossop South
- Constituency
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 1 of 28
Council offices in this ward
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% owned2,411GGamesley13.1% 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% owned3,558
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.