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Electoral wardE05012025

Wiswell & Barrow ward, Ribble Valley

Wiswell & Barrow is one of 26 electoral wards of Ribble Valley Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 2,246 residents in 975 households — 158 people per km², the 14th 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, 20212,246council ward average 2,368
Households9752.3 residents per household
Density158/ km²about 14.23 km² · Ribble Valley 106
Aged 65+21.1%Ribble Valley: 24.1% · under 16: 17.1%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.1% · 93
5–95.3% · 120
10–157.7% · 172
16–193.6% · 81
20–243.3% · 73
25–3411.0% · 246
35–4920.2% · 453
50–6423.7% · 533
65–7411.9% · 268
75–847.1% · 159
85+2.1% · 47

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van5.8% · 57
1 car or van37.7% · 368
2 cars or vans41.8% · 408
3 or more14.7% · 144
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright39.3% · 383
With mortgage36.5% · 356
Shared ownership5.8% · 57
Social rented7.5% · 73
Private rented10.9% · 106

Type of home

Detached house54.5% · 531
Semi-detached house16.9% · 165
Terraced house22.2% · 216
Purpose-built flat4.9% · 48
Other conversion1.1% · 11
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 3
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012025
County division
Ribble Valley North East
Region
North West
Density rank in council
17 of 26

Parishes in the ward

BarrowPendletonWhalleyWiswell

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% owned3,020WWhalley & Painter Wood30.5% aged 65+ · 75.8% owned2,999

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.