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Electoral wardE05012022

Whalley & Painter Wood ward, Ribble Valley

Whalley & Painter Wood is one of 26 electoral wards of Ribble Valley Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 2,999 residents in 1,425 households — 1,413 people per km², the 9th 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 and Ribble Valley South West divisions.

Residents, 20212,999council ward average 2,368
Households1,4252.1 residents per household
Density1,413/ km²about 2.12 km² · Ribble Valley 106
Aged 65+30.5%Ribble Valley: 24.1% · under 16: 13.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.8% · 113
5–94.3% · 129
10–155.5% · 165
16–193.6% · 108
20–243.6% · 108
25–348.9% · 267
35–4916.6% · 499
50–6423.2% · 697
65–7414.7% · 440
75–8411.4% · 341
85+4.4% · 133

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van10.4% · 148
1 car or van42.0% · 599
2 cars or vans35.4% · 504
3 or more12.2% · 174
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright45.0% · 642
With mortgage30.8% · 439
Shared ownership3.1% · 44
Social rented8.8% · 126
Private rented12.3% · 176

Type of home

Detached house35.9% · 511
Semi-detached house26.5% · 377
Terraced house28.4% · 404
Purpose-built flat7.9% · 113
Converted house0.2% · 3
Other conversion0.3% · 4
Above shop / office0.8% · 11
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012022
County division
Ribble Valley North East, Ribble Valley South West
Region
North West
Density rank in council
4 of 26

Parishes in the ward

Billington and LanghoWhalley

Other wards in the same constituency

CChatburn23.8% aged 65+ · 65.6% owned1,325EEast Whalley, Read & Simonstone26.5% aged 65+ · 84.1% owned2,654EEdisford & 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% owned3,020WWiswell & 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.