Electoral wardE05013207
Fence & Higham ward, Pendle
Fence & Higham is one of 12 electoral wards of Pendle Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 2,427 residents in 1,076 households — 224 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Pendle and Clitheroe constituency; for county elections it is in the Pendle Hill division.
Residents, 20212,427council ward average 7,980
Households1,0762.26 residents per household
Density224/ km²about 10.85 km² · Pendle 566
Aged 65+28.9%Pendle: 18.0% · under 16: 15.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.1% · 123
5–95.0% · 122
10–155.8% · 141
16–193.5% · 86
20–243.3% · 81
25–348.4% · 205
35–4917.1% · 417
50–6422.9% · 556
65–7415.7% · 382
75–8410.1% · 246
85+3.0% · 74
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.8% · 84
1 car or van37.0% · 398
2 cars or vans41.4% · 446
3 or more13.8% · 148
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Pendle overall: 65.0% owned, 11.8% social rented, 23.0% private rented.
Owned outright48.0% · 516
With mortgage32.9% · 354
Shared ownership0.2% · 2
Social rented7.0% · 75
Private rented12.0% · 129
Type of home
Detached house36.7% · 395
Semi-detached house26.5% · 285
Terraced house30.2% · 325
Purpose-built flat6.1% · 66
Converted house0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.3% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013207- Council
- Pendle Borough Council
- County council
- Lancashire County Council
- County division
- Pendle Hill
- Constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 10 of 12
Parishes in the ward
Higham-with-West Close BoothOld Laund Booth
Other wards in the same constituency
BBarnoldswick21.0% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned8,266BBarrowford & Pendleside26.4% aged 65+ · 76.2% owned7,448BBoulsworth & Foulridge23.9% aged 65+ · 77.9% owned7,870BBradley11.8% aged 65+ · 46.8% owned9,466EEarby & Coates22.3% aged 65+ · 71.4% owned9,095MMarsden & Southfield13.3% aged 65+ · 53.3% owned9,723VVivary Bridge17.4% aged 65+ · 58.3% owned7,635WWaterside & Horsfield19.1% aged 65+ · 55.7% owned7,619WWhitefield & Walverden9.9% aged 65+ · 56.0% owned11,300
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.