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Electoral wardE05009853

Acklam ward, Middlesbrough

Acklam is one of 20 electoral wards of Middlesbrough Borough Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 5,898 residents in 2,434 households — 3,262 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Middlesbrough and Thornaby East constituency.

Residents, 20215,898council ward average 7,196
Households2,4342.42 residents per household
Density3,262/ km²about 1.81 km² · Middlesbrough 2,672
Aged 65+20.0%Middlesbrough: 16.8% · under 16: 18.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.0% · 354
5–95.9% · 346
10–157.1% · 417
16–194.7% · 279
20–244.8% · 284
25–3412.8% · 756
35–4918.3% · 1,082
50–6420.3% · 1,197
65–7410.0% · 588
75–847.4% · 437
85+2.7% · 157

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van14.7% · 358
1 car or van44.8% · 1,091
2 cars or vans31.9% · 776
3 or more8.6% · 209
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Middlesbrough overall: 55.0% owned, 23.2% social rented, 21.0% private rented.

Owned outright43.4% · 1,057
With mortgage39.2% · 953
Social rented1.5% · 36
Private rented15.9% · 387
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house8.5% · 207
Semi-detached house78.0% · 1,896
Terraced house5.4% · 132
Purpose-built flat7.7% · 187
Converted house0.2% · 5
Above shop / office0.2% · 4
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.