Electoral wardE05014907
University ward, Lancaster
University is one of 27 electoral wards of Lancaster City Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,747 residents in 504 households — 62 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Lancaster and Wyre constituency; for county elections it is in the Lancaster South East division.
Residents, 20215,747council ward average 5,293
Households50411.4 residents per household
Density62/ km²about 92.99 km² · Lancaster 252
Aged 65+5.3%Lancaster: 20.5% · under 16: 4.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–41.0% · 55
5–91.2% · 69
10–151.9% · 107
16–1952.0% · 2,988
20–2424.4% · 1,404
25–344.9% · 281
35–494.1% · 236
50–645.3% · 305
65–743.3% · 189
75–841.6% · 92
85+0.4% · 22
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.3% · 32
1 car or van34.1% · 172
2 cars or vans39.3% · 198
3 or more20.2% · 102
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Lancaster overall: 67.1% owned, 10.3% social rented, 21.7% private rented.
Owned outright45.9% · 232
With mortgage25.9% · 131
Shared ownership0.4% · 2
Social rented1.2% · 6
Private rented26.5% · 134
Type of home
Detached house55.4% · 279
Semi-detached house24.4% · 123
Terraced house17.7% · 89
Purpose-built flat0.6% · 3
Converted house0.4% · 2
Other conversion1.0% · 5
Above shop / office0.4% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014907- Council
- Lancaster City Council
- County council
- Lancashire County Council
- County division
- Lancaster South East
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 25 of 27
Parishes in the ward
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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% owned3,535EEllel20.4% aged 65+ · 75.1% owned3,676JJohn 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% owned6,941
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 1 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.