Electoral wardE05014123
Eccleston ward, St Helens
Eccleston is one of 18 electoral wards of St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 10,401 residents in 4,492 households — 1,185 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the St Helens South and Whiston constituency.
Residents, 202110,401council ward average 10,180
Households4,4922.32 residents per household
Density1,185/ km²about 8.78 km² · St Helens 1,344
Aged 65+26.9%St Helens: 20.5% · under 16: 16.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.6% · 481
5–95.3% · 548
10–156.6% · 690
16–193.8% · 391
20–244.0% · 418
25–349.6% · 996
35–4917.2% · 1,791
50–6422.0% · 2,287
65–7413.5% · 1,409
75–849.4% · 982
85+3.9% · 408
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van12.5% · 563
1 car or van38.7% · 1,739
2 cars or vans37.5% · 1,683
3 or more11.3% · 507
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; St Helens overall: 64.2% owned, 19.7% social rented, 15.1% private rented.
Owned outright50.7% · 2,277
With mortgage34.3% · 1,542
Shared ownership0.2% · 8
Social rented7.7% · 345
Private rented7.1% · 319
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house28.9% · 1,298
Semi-detached house56.7% · 2,547
Terraced house9.4% · 423
Purpose-built flat4.3% · 195
Converted house0.3% · 12
Other conversion0.2% · 8
Above shop / office0.2% · 8
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014123- Constituency
- St Helens South and Whiston
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 14 of 18
Parishes in the ward
EcclestonWindle
Other wards in the same constituency
BBold & Lea Green15.9% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned11,994PPeasley Cross & Fingerpost15.3% aged 65+ · 35.4% owned3,329RRainhill27.8% aged 65+ · 80.9% owned11,426SSt Helens Town Centre15.5% aged 65+ · 35.2% owned7,925SSutton North West20.8% aged 65+ · 68.9% owned7,052SSutton South East18.5% aged 65+ · 63.4% owned6,597TThatto Heath18.3% aged 65+ · 55.2% owned13,247WWest Park18.0% aged 65+ · 61.2% owned11,574
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.