Electoral wardE05010649
Whaley Bridge ward, High Peak
Whaley Bridge is one of 28 electoral wards of High Peak Borough Council, in Derbyshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 6,317 residents in 2,849 households — 448 people per km², the 1st 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, 20216,317council ward average 3,248
Households2,8492.22 residents per household
Density448/ km²about 14.10 km² · High Peak 169
Aged 65+23.5%High Peak: 21.8% · under 16: 15.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.9% · 246
5–94.5% · 282
10–156.8% · 428
16–194.1% · 257
20–244.5% · 287
25–349.1% · 574
35–4917.1% · 1,082
50–6426.6% · 1,677
65–7413.5% · 853
75–847.7% · 486
85+2.3% · 143
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.4% · 382
1 car or van42.1% · 1,199
2 cars or vans31.7% · 904
3 or more12.8% · 364
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; High Peak overall: 71.0% owned, 12.2% social rented, 16.1% private rented.
Owned outright45.2% · 1,289
With mortgage31.1% · 886
Shared ownership0.3% · 9
Social rented8.5% · 243
Private rented14.6% · 415
Lives rent free0.3% · 8
Type of home
Detached house33.1% · 943
Semi-detached house28.9% · 824
Terraced house29.8% · 848
Purpose-built flat5.3% · 150
Converted house0.9% · 26
Other conversion0.5% · 14
Above shop / office1.1% · 30
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 14
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010649- Council
- High Peak Borough Council
- County council
- Derbyshire County Council
- County division
- Whaley Bridge
- Constituency
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 19 of 28
Parishes in the ward
Whaley Bridge
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.