Electoral wardE05014891
Ellel ward, Lancaster
Ellel is one of 27 electoral wards of Lancaster City Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 3,676 residents in 1,569 households — 79 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Lancaster and Wyre constituency; for county elections it is in the Lancaster Central and Lancaster Rural East and Lancaster South East divisions.
Residents, 20213,676council ward average 5,293
Households1,5692.34 residents per household
Density79/ km²about 46.30 km² · Lancaster 252
Aged 65+20.4%Lancaster: 20.5% · under 16: 17.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.4% · 198
5–95.3% · 194
10–156.4% · 237
16–193.7% · 135
20–245.8% · 213
25–3411.3% · 417
35–4918.5% · 681
50–6423.2% · 852
65–7410.5% · 386
75–846.9% · 255
85+3.0% · 109
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.9% · 155
1 car or van40.2% · 631
2 cars or vans37.6% · 589
3 or more12.3% · 193
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Lancaster overall: 67.1% owned, 10.3% social rented, 21.7% private rented.
Owned outright39.6% · 622
With mortgage35.5% · 557
Shared ownership3.2% · 50
Social rented4.1% · 64
Private rented17.6% · 276
Type of home
Detached house28.2% · 442
Semi-detached house40.5% · 635
Terraced house25.6% · 402
Purpose-built flat1.4% · 22
Converted house1.3% · 20
Other conversion0.8% · 13
Above shop / office0.5% · 8
Caravan, mobile1.7% · 26
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014891- Council
- Lancaster City Council
- County council
- Lancashire County Council
- County division
- Lancaster Central, Lancaster Rural East, Lancaster South East
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 24 of 27
Parishes in the ward
CockerhamEllelOver WyresdaleScotforthThurnham
Other wards in the same constituency
BBowerham15.7% aged 65+ · 77.8% owned4,962BBulk11.5% aged 65+ · 53.7% owned9,505CCastle8.9% aged 65+ · 34.2% owned3,535JJohn O'Gaunt7.3% aged 65+ · 40.4% owned3,628MMarsh13.8% aged 65+ · 58.7% owned8,575SScale Hall16.5% aged 65+ · 58.8% owned7,979SScotforth East24.4% aged 65+ · 73.0% owned4,257SScotforth West18.4% aged 65+ · 65.4% owned5,212SSkerton14.2% aged 65+ · 58.3% owned6,941UUniversity5.3% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned5,747
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 2 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.