Electoral wardE05010650
Whitfield ward, High Peak
Whitfield is one of 28 electoral wards of High Peak Borough Council, in Derbyshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,301 residents in 1,124 households — 1,590 people per km², the 18th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the High Peak constituency; for county elections it is in the Glossop South division.
Residents, 20212,301council ward average 3,248
Households1,1242.05 residents per household
Density1,590/ km²about 1.45 km² · High Peak 169
Aged 65+21.3%High Peak: 21.8% · under 16: 16.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.5% · 103
5–95.0% · 116
10–156.7% · 154
16–193.6% · 82
20–245.3% · 121
25–3411.6% · 268
35–4918.7% · 431
50–6423.3% · 537
65–7411.7% · 269
75–846.8% · 157
85+2.8% · 65
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van33.7% · 378
1 car or van42.4% · 476
2 cars or vans17.8% · 200
3 or more6.1% · 69
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; High Peak overall: 71.0% owned, 12.2% social rented, 16.1% private rented.
Owned outright26.1% · 293
With mortgage25.1% · 282
Shared ownership0.4% · 5
Social rented32.7% · 367
Private rented15.2% · 170
Lives rent free0.4% · 5
Type of home
Detached house7.4% · 83
Semi-detached house17.3% · 194
Terraced house49.7% · 558
Purpose-built flat22.5% · 253
Converted house0.9% · 10
Other conversion1.6% · 18
Above shop / office0.4% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010650- Council
- High Peak Borough Council
- County council
- Derbyshire County Council
- County division
- Glossop South
- Constituency
- High Peak
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 10 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% owned2,411GGamesley13.1% 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.