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Electoral wardE05010229

Middleforth ward, South Ribble

Middleforth is one of 23 electoral wards of South Ribble Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 7,386 residents in 3,342 households — 3,188 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Ribble constituency; for county elections it is in the Penwortham East & Walton-le-Dale and Penwortham West divisions.

Residents, 20217,386council ward average 4,828
Households3,3422.21 residents per household
Density3,188/ km²about 2.32 km² · South Ribble 982
Aged 65+20.1%South Ribble: 21.7% · under 16: 18.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.5% · 405
5–96.0% · 441
10–157.2% · 531
16–194.0% · 292
20–244.4% · 325
25–3412.7% · 939
35–4919.3% · 1,422
50–6420.9% · 1,547
65–7410.8% · 800
75–846.8% · 505
85+2.4% · 179

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van19.4% · 649
1 car or van46.8% · 1,563
2 cars or vans27.1% · 906
3 or more6.7% · 224
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright34.0% · 1,137
With mortgage31.8% · 1,062
Shared ownership1.8% · 59
Social rented19.4% · 648
Private rented12.9% · 432
Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house17.3% · 577
Semi-detached house44.3% · 1,479
Terraced house22.8% · 763
Purpose-built flat11.7% · 390
Converted house1.3% · 42
Other conversion0.3% · 11
Above shop / office0.5% · 17
Caravan, mobile1.9% · 63
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010229
County division
Penwortham East & Walton-le-Dale, Penwortham West
Constituency
South Ribble
Region
North West
Density rank in council
7 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% owned4,254HHowick & Priory25.3% aged 65+ · 89.7% owned7,230LLeyland Central17.8% aged 65+ · 70.4% owned4,936LLongton & Hutton West31.2% aged 65+ · 87.7% owned5,776MMoss 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.