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Electoral wardE05012201

Ingol & Cottam ward, Preston

Ingol & Cottam is one of 16 electoral wards of Preston City Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 9,258 residents in 4,146 households — 1,492 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Preston constituency; for county elections it is in the Preston West division.

Residents, 20219,258council ward average 9,240
Households4,1462.23 residents per household
Density1,492/ km²about 6.20 km² · Preston 1,039
Aged 65+16.6%Preston: 14.7% · under 16: 19.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.6% · 614
5–96.1% · 562
10–156.9% · 642
16–194.2% · 387
20–245.2% · 477
25–3414.1% · 1,303
35–4919.4% · 1,798
50–6420.9% · 1,939
65–749.1% · 842
75–845.5% · 508
85+2.0% · 189

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van22.6% · 936
1 car or van40.8% · 1,693
2 cars or vans28.7% · 1,189
3 or more7.9% · 328
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Preston overall: 58.3% owned, 18.4% social rented, 22.4% private rented.

Owned outright27.8% · 1,152
With mortgage32.3% · 1,341
Shared ownership1.7% · 69
Social rented26.9% · 1,115
Private rented11.3% · 467
Lives rent free0.0% · 2

Type of home

Detached house29.8% · 1,234
Semi-detached house27.8% · 1,151
Terraced house22.7% · 940
Purpose-built flat18.2% · 756
Converted house1.0% · 43
Other conversion0.2% · 8
Above shop / office0.3% · 12
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
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.