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Longton & Hutton West ward, South Ribble

Longton & Hutton West is one of 23 electoral wards of South Ribble Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,776 residents in 2,538 households — 311 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Ribble constituency; for county elections it is in the Penwortham West and South Ribble West divisions.

Residents, 20215,776council ward average 4,828
Households2,5382.28 residents per household
Density311/ km²about 18.57 km² · South Ribble 982
Aged 65+31.2%South Ribble: 21.7% · under 16: 13.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.3% · 192
5–94.7% · 274
10–155.8% · 336
16–194.2% · 241
20–244.3% · 247
25–347.2% · 416
35–4915.2% · 875
50–6424.1% · 1,394
65–7415.4% · 888
75–8411.1% · 639
85+4.7% · 272

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van8.9% · 225
1 car or van39.5% · 1,002
2 cars or vans36.1% · 917
3 or more15.6% · 395
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright56.7% · 1,440
With mortgage31.0% · 786
Shared ownership0.2% · 6
Social rented2.4% · 60
Private rented9.7% · 247

Type of home

Detached house50.4% · 1,280
Semi-detached house43.4% · 1,102
Terraced house3.8% · 96
Purpose-built flat1.7% · 44
Converted house0.2% · 4
Above shop / office0.4% · 9
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
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.