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Electoral wardE05012009

East Whalley, Read & Simonstone ward, Ribble Valley

East Whalley, Read & Simonstone is one of 26 electoral wards of Ribble Valley Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 2,654 residents in 1,130 households — 195 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Pendle and Clitheroe constituency; for county elections it is in the Ribble Valley North East division.

Residents, 20212,654council ward average 2,368
Households1,1302.35 residents per household
Density195/ km²about 13.60 km² · Ribble Valley 106
Aged 65+26.5%Ribble Valley: 24.1% · under 16: 15.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.1% · 108
5–94.3% · 113
10–157.1% · 189
16–194.3% · 114
20–244.9% · 129
25–348.1% · 215
35–4917.3% · 459
50–6423.5% · 625
65–7414.8% · 393
75–848.9% · 235
85+2.8% · 75

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van6.2% · 70
1 car or van33.6% · 380
2 cars or vans42.0% · 475
3 or more18.1% · 205
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Ribble Valley overall: 75.5% owned, 8.0% social rented, 15.0% private rented.

Owned outright51.0% · 576
With mortgage33.1% · 374
Shared ownership0.5% · 6
Social rented2.5% · 28
Private rented12.9% · 146

Type of home

Detached house56.3% · 637
Semi-detached house13.3% · 150
Terraced house27.5% · 311
Purpose-built flat1.2% · 14
Converted house0.3% · 3
Other conversion0.6% · 7
Above shop / office0.5% · 6
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 3
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012009
County division
Ribble Valley North East
Region
North West
Density rank in council
13 of 26

Parishes in the ward

ReadSimonstoneWhalley

Other wards in the same constituency

CChatburn23.8% aged 65+ · 65.6% owned1,325EEdisford & Low Moor21.0% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned3,591LLittlemoor25.9% aged 65+ · 66.4% owned3,214PPrimrose16.6% aged 65+ · 67.5% owned3,767SSabden22.4% aged 65+ · 73.0% owned1,583SSalthill18.1% aged 65+ · 65.7% owned3,548SSt Mary's27.9% aged 65+ · 72.3% owned3,020WWhalley & Painter Wood30.5% aged 65+ · 75.8% owned2,999WWiswell & Barrow21.1% aged 65+ · 75.8% owned2,246

All 26 wards of Ribble Valley

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.