Electoral wardE05010482
Coton ward, Stafford
Coton is one of 23 electoral wards of Stafford Borough Council, in Staffordshire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 8,784 residents in 3,502 households — 4,160 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Stafford constituency; for county elections it is in the Stafford Central and Stafford North divisions.
Residents, 20218,784council ward average 5,951
Households3,5022.51 residents per household
Density4,160/ km²about 2.11 km² · Stafford 229
Aged 65+10.8%Stafford: 23.0% · under 16: 20.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.3% · 645
5–96.5% · 572
10–156.8% · 598
16–193.1% · 269
20–245.9% · 518
25–3422.2% · 1,951
35–4921.6% · 1,901
50–6415.7% · 1,382
65–746.2% · 541
75–843.5% · 309
85+1.1% · 98
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van20.9% · 732
1 car or van50.3% · 1,760
2 cars or vans23.2% · 812
3 or more5.7% · 198
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Stafford overall: 70.0% owned, 13.6% social rented, 15.6% private rented.
Owned outright18.4% · 645
With mortgage27.0% · 944
Shared ownership0.7% · 23
Social rented18.1% · 635
Private rented35.8% · 1,253
Type of home
Detached house5.9% · 207
Semi-detached house38.8% · 1,358
Terraced house34.9% · 1,222
Purpose-built flat15.1% · 530
Converted house2.6% · 91
Other conversion2.0% · 69
Above shop / office0.5% · 18
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 6
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010482- Council
- Stafford Borough Council
- County council
- Staffordshire County Council
- County division
- Stafford Central, Stafford North
- Constituency
- Stafford
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 2 of 23
Other wards in the same constituency
BBaswich25.5% aged 65+ · 88.5% owned6,114CCommon16.3% aged 65+ · 43.7% owned4,527DDoxey & Castletown14.0% aged 65+ · 51.6% owned4,231EEccleshall26.6% aged 65+ · 75.1% owned7,049FForebridge17.4% aged 65+ · 45.5% owned3,651GGnosall & Woodseaves27.2% aged 65+ · 77.7% owned6,804HHighfields & Western Downs17.8% aged 65+ · 52.5% owned6,889HHolmcroft27.0% aged 65+ · 75.8% owned6,695LLittleworth20.4% aged 65+ · 70.4% owned5,654MManor21.8% aged 65+ · 61.8% owned7,200PPenkside13.1% aged 65+ · 47.0% owned3,566RRowley24.4% aged 65+ · 82.3% owned3,145SSeighford & Church Eaton26.8% aged 65+ · 81.8% owned6,859WWeeping Cross & Wildwood28.0% aged 65+ · 86.5% owned6,446
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.