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Limestone Peak ward, High Peak

Limestone Peak is one of 28 electoral wards of High Peak Borough Council, in Derbyshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,199 residents in 950 households — 73 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the High Peak constituency; for county elections it is in the Chapel & Hope Valley division.

Residents, 20212,199council ward average 3,248
Households9502.31 residents per household
Density73/ km²about 30.08 km² · High Peak 169
Aged 65+19.5%High Peak: 21.8% · under 16: 17.1%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.4% · 118
5–94.7% · 103
10–157.0% · 154
16–194.5% · 98
20–244.6% · 100
25–3414.2% · 312
35–4916.1% · 353
50–6424.1% · 528
65–7410.3% · 225
75–847.0% · 154
85+2.3% · 50

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van10.2% · 97
1 car or van36.1% · 343
2 cars or vans37.3% · 355
3 or more16.4% · 156
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; High Peak overall: 71.0% owned, 12.2% social rented, 16.1% private rented.

Owned outright41.9% · 398
With mortgage33.2% · 316
Shared ownership0.7% · 7
Social rented10.1% · 96
Private rented14.1% · 134

Type of home

Detached house24.8% · 236
Semi-detached house34.1% · 325
Terraced house34.2% · 326
Purpose-built flat4.9% · 47
Converted house1.3% · 12
Other conversion0.6% · 6
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.