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Electoral wardE05010216

Broad Oak ward, South Ribble

Broad Oak is one of 23 electoral wards of South Ribble Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 3,994 residents in 1,744 households — 1,998 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Ribble constituency; for county elections it is in the Penwortham West division.

Residents, 20213,994council ward average 4,828
Households1,7442.29 residents per household
Density1,998/ km²about 2.00 km² · South Ribble 982
Aged 65+26.3%South Ribble: 21.7% · under 16: 15.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.5% · 178
5–94.6% · 185
10–156.2% · 246
16–194.2% · 167
20–244.1% · 164
25–349.4% · 374
35–4916.7% · 667
50–6424.1% · 963
65–7414.7% · 586
75–848.3% · 331
85+3.3% · 133

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van11.6% · 202
1 car or van41.6% · 725
2 cars or vans35.4% · 617
3 or more11.5% · 200
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; South Ribble overall: 76.0% owned, 10.4% social rented, 12.8% private rented.

Owned outright53.2% · 929
With mortgage32.9% · 574
Shared ownership0.3% · 6
Social rented2.2% · 39
Private rented11.3% · 197

Type of home

Detached house52.6% · 916
Semi-detached house38.0% · 662
Terraced house3.2% · 55
Purpose-built flat5.2% · 90
Converted house0.7% · 13
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.1% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 3
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010216
County division
Penwortham West
Constituency
South Ribble
Region
North West
Density rank in council
10 of 23

Parishes in the ward

Penwortham

Other wards in the same constituency

BBroadfield16.0% aged 65+ · 60.3% owned4,970BBuckshaw & Worden20.4% aged 65+ · 77.9% owned4,730CCharnock21.8% aged 65+ · 72.3% owned3,952EEarnshaw Bridge22.6% aged 65+ · 71.1% owned4,814FFarington East17.9% aged 65+ · 82.2% owned4,548FFarington West19.1% aged 65+ · 80.4% owned4,189HHoole23.7% aged 65+ · 81.9% owned4,254HHowick & Priory25.3% aged 65+ · 89.7% owned7,230LLeyland Central17.8% aged 65+ · 70.4% owned4,936LLongton & Hutton West31.2% aged 65+ · 87.7% owned5,776MMiddleforth20.1% aged 65+ · 65.8% owned7,386MMoss Side20.4% aged 65+ · 71.8% owned3,894NNew Longton & Hutton East27.0% aged 65+ · 85.8% owned4,702SSeven Stars19.9% aged 65+ · 49.0% owned4,323

All 23 wards of South Ribble

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.