Electoral wardE05013211
Whitefield & Walverden ward, Pendle
Whitefield & Walverden is one of 12 electoral wards of Pendle Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 11,300 residents in 3,426 households — 6,802 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Pendle and Clitheroe constituency; for county elections it is in the Brierfield & Nelson West and Nelson East divisions.
Residents, 202111,300council ward average 7,980
Households3,4263.3 residents per household
Density6,802/ km²about 1.66 km² · Pendle 566
Aged 65+9.9%Pendle: 18.0% · under 16: 28.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–48.0% · 908
5–98.7% · 982
10–1511.3% · 1,277
16–196.4% · 722
20–246.8% · 766
25–3414.4% · 1,625
35–4921.3% · 2,409
50–6413.2% · 1,488
65–745.8% · 651
75–842.9% · 333
85+1.2% · 139
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van32.3% · 1,106
1 car or van45.6% · 1,563
2 cars or vans16.8% · 575
3 or more5.3% · 182
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Pendle overall: 65.0% owned, 11.8% social rented, 23.0% private rented.
Owned outright35.6% · 1,219
With mortgage20.4% · 699
Shared ownership0.2% · 8
Social rented9.8% · 335
Private rented34.0% · 1,164
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house7.6% · 259
Semi-detached house13.3% · 457
Terraced house71.8% · 2,461
Purpose-built flat5.3% · 182
Converted house0.9% · 31
Other conversion0.1% · 5
Above shop / office0.8% · 26
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013211- Council
- Pendle Borough Council
- County council
- Lancashire County Council
- County division
- Brierfield & Nelson West, Nelson East
- Constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 1 of 12
Parishes in the ward
Nelson
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% owned9,095FFence & Higham28.9% aged 65+ · 80.9% owned2,427MMarsden & Southfield13.3% aged 65+ · 53.3% owned9,723VVivary Bridge17.4% aged 65+ · 58.3% owned7,635WWaterside & Horsfield19.1% aged 65+ · 55.7% owned7,619
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.