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Electoral wardE05012051

Gosforth Valley ward, North East Derbyshire

Gosforth Valley is one of 24 electoral wards of North East Derbyshire District Council, in Derbyshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 5,811 residents in 2,538 households — 2,575 people per km², the 6th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North East Derbyshire constituency; for county elections it is in the Dronfield & Unstone and Dronfield Woodhouse & Walton divisions.

Residents, 20215,811council ward average 4,250
Households2,5382.29 residents per household
Density2,575/ km²about 2.26 km² · North East Derbyshire 370
Aged 65+31.8%North East Derbyshire: 24.8% · under 16: 17.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.7% · 276
5–95.5% · 319
10–156.8% · 395
16–193.6% · 207
20–243.3% · 191
25–348.3% · 482
35–4917.1% · 996
50–6418.9% · 1,099
65–7416.6% · 962
75–8412.0% · 696
85+3.2% · 188

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van10.0% · 255
1 car or van40.8% · 1,035
2 cars or vans36.8% · 935
3 or more12.3% · 313
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; North East Derbyshire overall: 70.5% owned, 18.7% social rented, 10.0% private rented.

Owned outright55.6% · 1,411
With mortgage31.3% · 794
Shared ownership0.7% · 18
Social rented5.2% · 131
Private rented7.3% · 185

Type of home

Detached house56.4% · 1,431
Semi-detached house33.6% · 853
Terraced house6.8% · 172
Purpose-built flat2.8% · 72
Converted house0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.2% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012051
County division
Dronfield & Unstone, Dronfield Woodhouse & Walton
Region
East Midlands
Density rank in council
1 of 24

Parishes in the ward

Dronfield

Other wards in the same constituency

AAshover31.1% aged 65+ · 78.8% owned1,959BBarlow & Holmesfield28.0% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned1,974BBrampton & Walton30.7% aged 65+ · 81.6% owned3,327CClay Cross North24.5% aged 65+ · 60.7% owned6,586CClay Cross South23.1% aged 65+ · 54.7% owned3,732CCoal Aston36.0% aged 65+ · 87.2% owned3,756DDronfield North23.1% aged 65+ · 58.7% owned3,660DDronfield South26.5% aged 65+ · 84.2% owned5,985DDronfield Woodhouse27.8% aged 65+ · 88.4% owned1,945EEckington North25.1% aged 65+ · 70.0% owned3,939EEckington South & Renishaw17.4% aged 65+ · 55.1% owned6,159GGrassmoor19.0% aged 65+ · 57.2% owned4,116KKillamarsh East22.3% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned3,761KKillamarsh West21.5% aged 65+ · 72.1% owned5,498

All 24 wards of North East Derbyshire

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.