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Electoral wardE05010225

Howick & Priory ward, South Ribble

Howick & Priory is one of 23 electoral wards of South Ribble Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 7,230 residents in 3,075 households — 1,374 people per km², the 2nd 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, 20217,230council ward average 4,828
Households3,0752.35 residents per household
Density1,374/ km²about 5.26 km² · South Ribble 982
Aged 65+25.3%South Ribble: 21.7% · under 16: 17.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.3% · 314
5–95.6% · 408
10–157.4% · 536
16–193.9% · 283
20–244.2% · 302
25–348.6% · 625
35–4918.0% · 1,301
50–6422.6% · 1,632
65–7413.4% · 969
75–848.4% · 606
85+3.5% · 256

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van10.6% · 327
1 car or van42.6% · 1,310
2 cars or vans36.2% · 1,114
3 or more10.5% · 324
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright51.1% · 1,572
With mortgage38.5% · 1,184
Shared ownership0.2% · 6
Social rented2.1% · 66
Private rented8.0% · 246

Type of home

Detached house25.3% · 779
Semi-detached house68.2% · 2,097
Terraced house2.4% · 74
Purpose-built flat2.8% · 86
Converted house0.2% · 6
Other conversion0.2% · 5
Above shop / office0.8% · 25
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010225
County division
Penwortham West
Constituency
South Ribble
Region
North West
Density rank in council
14 of 23

Parishes in the ward

Penwortham

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% owned4,548FFarington West19.1% aged 65+ · 80.4% owned4,189HHoole23.7% aged 65+ · 81.9% owned4,254LLeyland 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.