Electoral wardE05010949
Whitefield ward, Knowsley
Whitefield is one of 15 electoral wards of Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 9,759 residents in 4,299 households — 3,450 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Knowsley constituency.
Residents, 20219,759council ward average 10,301
Households4,2992.27 residents per household
Density3,450/ km²about 2.83 km² · Knowsley 1,786
Aged 65+20.0%Knowsley: 17.0% · under 16: 17.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.2% · 604
5–95.4% · 531
10–156.3% · 614
16–194.3% · 424
20–245.4% · 528
25–3413.2% · 1,286
35–4916.8% · 1,637
50–6422.3% · 2,180
65–7412.0% · 1,169
75–845.6% · 549
85+2.4% · 236
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van39.3% · 1,688
1 car or van38.7% · 1,663
2 cars or vans17.0% · 731
3 or more5.0% · 216
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Knowsley overall: 59.4% owned, 25.3% social rented, 14.3% private rented.
Owned outright30.9% · 1,327
With mortgage25.3% · 1,090
Shared ownership1.7% · 75
Social rented27.1% · 1,164
Private rented14.8% · 638
Lives rent free0.1% · 6
Type of home
Detached house12.5% · 539
Semi-detached house46.1% · 1,983
Terraced house31.0% · 1,332
Purpose-built flat8.7% · 375
Converted house1.2% · 51
Other conversion0.2% · 10
Above shop / office0.2% · 8
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010949- Constituency
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 7 of 15
Other wards in the same constituency
CCherryfield16.0% aged 65+ · 56.8% owned10,773NNorthwood13.0% aged 65+ · 39.4% owned11,868PPrescot North18.0% aged 65+ · 59.5% owned10,586RRoby23.3% aged 65+ · 86.2% owned9,584SShevington12.5% aged 65+ · 60.9% owned11,430SSt Gabriels18.0% aged 65+ · 60.2% owned9,519SSt Michaels17.3% aged 65+ · 51.5% owned9,366SStockbridge14.0% aged 65+ · 39.3% owned10,716
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.