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Electoral wardE05010230

Moss Side ward, South Ribble

Moss Side is one of 23 electoral wards of South Ribble Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 3,894 residents in 1,648 households — 786 people per km², the 23rd 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, 20213,894council ward average 4,828
Households1,6482.36 residents per household
Density786/ km²about 4.95 km² · South Ribble 982
Aged 65+20.4%South Ribble: 21.7% · under 16: 18.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.7% · 184
5–95.8% · 227
10–157.9% · 307
16–194.5% · 174
20–244.3% · 167
25–3411.4% · 445
35–4918.5% · 722
50–6422.4% · 871
65–7413.7% · 534
75–845.5% · 213
85+1.3% · 49

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van13.3% · 220
1 car or van39.3% · 648
2 cars or vans34.4% · 567
3 or more12.9% · 213
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright38.0% · 627
With mortgage33.8% · 558
Shared ownership0.4% · 6
Social rented18.7% · 308
Private rented9.2% · 151

Type of home

Detached house55.1% · 907
Semi-detached house15.1% · 249
Terraced house19.3% · 318
Purpose-built flat9.2% · 152
Converted house0.5% · 9
Other conversion0.3% · 5
Above shop / office0.3% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010230
County division
Moss Side & Farington
Constituency
South Ribble
Region
North West
Density rank in council
19 of 23

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% owned5,776MMiddleforth20.1% aged 65+ · 65.8% owned7,386NNew 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.