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Peel ward, Hyndburn

Peel is one of 16 electoral wards of Hyndburn Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,454 residents in 2,087 households — 9,471 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hyndburn constituency; for county elections it is in the Accrington North and Accrington South divisions.

Residents, 20214,454council ward average 5,140
Households2,0872.13 residents per household
Density9,471/ km²about 0.47 km² · Hyndburn 1,126
Aged 65+12.0%Hyndburn: 18.2% · under 16: 22.3%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.9% · 309
5–97.1% · 318
10–158.2% · 366
16–194.6% · 203
20–246.5% · 288
25–3416.7% · 743
35–4919.7% · 876
50–6418.3% · 817
65–746.8% · 301
75–843.9% · 174
85+1.3% · 60

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van41.4% · 864
1 car or van42.3% · 882
2 cars or vans13.3% · 277
3 or more3.1% · 64
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Hyndburn overall: 63.1% owned, 13.6% social rented, 23.1% private rented.

Owned outright23.6% · 492
With mortgage23.0% · 479
Shared ownership0.1% · 3
Social rented9.1% · 189
Private rented44.2% · 922
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house1.5% · 32
Semi-detached house4.8% · 100
Terraced house83.8% · 1,748
Purpose-built flat6.7% · 140
Converted house1.4% · 30
Other conversion0.5% · 11
Above shop / office1.1% · 23
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
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.