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Electoral wardE05010223

Farington West ward, South Ribble

Farington West is one of 23 electoral wards of South Ribble Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,189 residents in 1,721 households — 873 people per km², the 19th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Ribble constituency; for county elections it is in the Moss Side & Farington division.

Residents, 20214,189council ward average 4,828
Households1,7212.43 residents per household
Density873/ km²about 4.80 km² · South Ribble 982
Aged 65+19.1%South Ribble: 21.7% · under 16: 18.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.0% · 209
5–96.2% · 260
10–157.3% · 307
16–193.8% · 159
20–245.2% · 219
25–3411.5% · 481
35–4920.5% · 857
50–6421.4% · 896
65–7411.1% · 467
75–845.8% · 241
85+2.2% · 94

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van10.3% · 178
1 car or van36.4% · 627
2 cars or vans39.3% · 678
3 or more13.9% · 240
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright37.7% · 650
With mortgage42.6% · 734
Shared ownership1.4% · 24
Social rented10.3% · 178
Private rented7.9% · 136

Type of home

Detached house54.0% · 930
Semi-detached house30.7% · 529
Terraced house8.4% · 144
Purpose-built flat5.1% · 88
Converted house0.7% · 12
Other conversion0.2% · 4
Above shop / office0.8% · 13
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010223
County division
Moss Side & Farington
Constituency
South Ribble
Region
North West
Density rank in council
18 of 23

Parishes in the ward

Farington

Other wards in the same constituency

BBroad Oak26.3% aged 65+ · 86.1% owned3,994BBroadfield16.0% 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% owned4,548HHoole23.7% 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.