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Electoral wardE05011357
Chorlton ward, Manchester
Chorlton is one of 32 electoral wards of Manchester City Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 12,843 residents in 5,680 households — 5,145 people per km², the 31st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Manchester Withington constituency.
Residents, 202112,843council ward average 17,248
Households5,6802.26 residents per household
Density5,145/ km²about 2.50 km² · Manchester 4,773
Aged 65+12.4%Manchester: 9.4% · under 16: 16.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.1% · 661
5–95.1% · 659
10–156.0% · 764
16–192.9% · 367
20–245.2% · 668
25–3419.8% · 2,544
35–4924.4% · 3,131
50–6419.1% · 2,449
65–747.4% · 952
75–843.5% · 449
85+1.5% · 196
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van23.6% · 1,338
1 car or van50.2% · 2,851
2 cars or vans22.1% · 1,253
3 or more4.2% · 237
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Manchester overall: 37.2% owned, 29.5% social rented, 32.3% private rented.
Owned outright29.0% · 1,648
With mortgage33.1% · 1,877
Shared ownership0.4% · 22
Social rented8.1% · 462
Private rented29.3% · 1,666
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house3.0% · 170
Semi-detached house37.7% · 2,139
Terraced house26.9% · 1,530
Purpose-built flat19.3% · 1,097
Converted house10.8% · 615
Other conversion1.0% · 59
Above shop / office1.2% · 70
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011357- Council
- Manchester City Council
- Constituency
- Manchester Withington
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 19 of 32
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.