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Electoral wardE05012012

Hurst Green & Whitewell ward, Ribble Valley

Hurst Green & Whitewell is one of 26 electoral wards of Ribble Valley Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 1,663 residents in 551 households — 32 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ribble Valley constituency; for county elections it is in the Longridge with Bowland and Ribble Valley South West divisions.

Residents, 20211,663council ward average 2,368
Households5513.02 residents per household
Density32/ km²about 51.49 km² · Ribble Valley 106
Aged 65+17.1%Ribble Valley: 24.1% · under 16: 23.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.3% · 55
5–94.3% · 71
10–1515.4% · 257
16–1910.5% · 175
20–244.7% · 79
25–347.3% · 122
35–4913.1% · 218
50–6424.2% · 402
65–749.7% · 161
75–845.3% · 89
85+2.1% · 35

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van5.1% · 28
1 car or van28.3% · 156
2 cars or vans41.7% · 230
3 or more24.9% · 137
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright41.4% · 228
With mortgage27.2% · 150
Shared ownership1.6% · 9
Social rented3.8% · 21
Private rented26.0% · 143

Type of home

Detached house48.1% · 265
Semi-detached house25.4% · 140
Terraced house22.7% · 125
Purpose-built flat0.5% · 3
Converted house0.5% · 3
Other conversion2.2% · 12
Above shop / office0.2% · 1
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012012
County division
Longridge with Bowland, Ribble Valley South West
Constituency
Ribble Valley
Region
North West
Density rank in council
23 of 26

Parishes in the ward

Aighton, Bailey and ChaigleyBowland Forest LowDutton

Other wards in the same constituency

AAlston & Hothersall23.2% aged 65+ · 80.0% owned2,726BBillington & Langho30.2% aged 65+ · 81.2% owned3,422BBowland27.9% aged 65+ · 70.5% owned1,473BBrockhall & Dinckley12.8% aged 65+ · 90.3% owned1,601CChipping23.8% aged 65+ · 70.4% owned1,412CClayton-le-Dale & Salesbury31.0% aged 65+ · 83.9% owned1,630DDerby & Thornley25.0% aged 65+ · 65.3% owned3,211DDilworth25.2% aged 65+ · 79.7% owned2,783GGisburn & Rimington22.4% aged 65+ · 75.7% owned1,439MMellor30.2% aged 65+ · 83.2% owned2,748RRibchester27.4% aged 65+ · 79.1% owned1,528WWaddington, Bashall Eaves & Mitton33.1% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned1,443WWest Bradford & Grindleton29.3% aged 65+ · 83.4% owned1,657WWhalley Nethertown11.8% aged 65+ · 83.6% owned1,513

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.