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Electoral wardE05014332

Washburn & Birstwith ward, North Yorkshire

Washburn & Birstwith is one of 89 electoral wards of North Yorkshire Council (Yorkshire and The Humber). At the 2021 Census it had 6,547 residents in 2,758 households — 31 people per km², the 52nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Skipton and Ripon constituency.

Residents, 20216,547council ward average 6,920
Households2,7582.37 residents per household
Density31/ km²about 211.88 km² · North Yorkshire 77
Aged 65+25.1%North Yorkshire: 25.0% · under 16: 16.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.4% · 289
5–95.1% · 337
10–156.8% · 446
16–193.5% · 232
20–243.5% · 232
25–347.3% · 477
35–4916.6% · 1,084
50–6427.6% · 1,807
65–7413.2% · 866
75–849.2% · 603
85+2.7% · 175

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van5.0% · 137
1 car or van32.2% · 888
2 cars or vans40.5% · 1,116
3 or more22.4% · 617
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; North Yorkshire overall: 68.6% owned, 11.8% social rented, 18.6% private rented.

Owned outright48.8% · 1,345
With mortgage30.3% · 834
Shared ownership0.7% · 18
Social rented4.6% · 128
Private rented15.6% · 430
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house58.7% · 1,620
Semi-detached house23.9% · 661
Terraced house14.1% · 389
Purpose-built flat0.9% · 25
Converted house0.8% · 21
Other conversion0.8% · 21
Above shop / office0.3% · 9
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 14
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014332
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Density rank in council
74 of 89

Parishes in the ward

AskwithBeckwithshawBirstwithBlubberhousesCastleyDentonFarnleyFelliscliffeFewstonGreat TimbleHartwith cum WinsleyHaverah ParkLeathleyLindleyLittle TimbleMiddletonNesfield with LangbarNewall with CliftonNorth RigtonNorwoodStainburnWeetonWeston

Other wards in the same constituency

AAire Valley22.2% aged 65+ · 82.0% owned6,347BBentham & Ingleton30.1% aged 65+ · 73.9% owned7,422GGlusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven25.4% aged 65+ · 72.6% owned8,124MMasham & Fountains29.7% aged 65+ · 72.3% owned7,537MMid Craven30.8% aged 65+ · 74.4% owned5,245PPateley Bridge & Nidderdale28.8% aged 65+ · 73.8% owned5,548RRipon Minster & Moorside27.3% aged 65+ · 66.1% owned8,104RRipon Ure Bank & Spa22.5% aged 65+ · 64.0% owned8,486SSettle & Penyghent34.1% aged 65+ · 70.7% owned5,627SSkipton East & South23.0% aged 65+ · 63.8% owned7,289SSkipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby28.0% aged 65+ · 76.2% owned5,650SSkipton West & West Craven22.7% aged 65+ · 62.1% owned6,318WWathvale & Bishop Monkton23.7% aged 65+ · 68.3% owned8,548WWharfedale34.5% aged 65+ · 70.7% owned4,905

All 89 wards of North Yorkshire

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.