Electoral wardE05012455

Skelton West ward, Redcar and Cleveland

Skelton West is one of 24 electoral wards of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 4,448 residents in 1,998 households — 439 people per km², the 20th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency.

Residents, 20214,448council ward average 5,689

Households1,9982.23 residents per household

Density439/ km²about 10.14 km² · Redcar and Cleveland 557

Aged 65+21.2%Redcar and Cleveland: 23.2% · under 16: 17.4%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.3% · 192

5–96.0% · 266

10–157.1% · 316

16–194.4% · 197

20–244.2% · 188

25–3411.3% · 504

35–4918.6% · 825

50–6422.9% · 1,016

65–7412.6% · 558

75–846.7% · 299

85+1.9% · 85

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van18.1% · 362

1 car or van43.3% · 865

2 cars or vans28.1% · 562

3 or more10.5% · 209

Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Redcar and Cleveland overall: 64.7% owned, 18.9% social rented, 15.8% private rented.

Owned outright32.7% · 654

With mortgage29.4% · 588

Shared ownership0.3% · 6

Social rented16.6% · 331

Private rented21.0% · 419

Type of home

Detached house20.7% · 413

Semi-detached house37.4% · 748

Terraced house37.6% · 751

Purpose-built flat2.6% · 51

Converted house0.5% · 10

Other conversion0.9% · 17

Above shop / office0.4% · 8

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05012455
Council: Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
Constituency: Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
Region: North East
Density rank in council: 17 of 24

Parishes in the ward

LockwoodSkelton and Brotton

Other wards in the same constituency

BBelmont26.7% aged 65+ · 86.0% owned4,528 BBrotton22.8% aged 65+ · 67.4% owned6,843 GGuisborough26.0% aged 65+ · 56.9% owned7,642 HHutton30.0% aged 65+ · 84.1% owned6,704 LLockwood25.5% aged 65+ · 58.7% owned2,330 LLoftus24.1% aged 65+ · 58.6% owned6,367 SSkelton East19.5% aged 65+ · 68.6% owned4,383

All 24 wards of Redcar and Cleveland

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.