Electoral wardE05007039
Alton ward, Staffordshire Moorlands
Alton is one of 27 electoral wards of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, in Staffordshire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 1,356 residents in 589 households — 76 people per km², the 27th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Staffordshire Moorlands constituency; for county elections it is in the Churnet Valley division.
Residents, 20211,356council ward average 3,550
Households5892.3 residents per household
Density76/ km²about 17.94 km² · Staffordshire Moorlands 166
Aged 65+29.3%Staffordshire Moorlands: 26.2% · under 16: 13.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.7% · 36
5–94.4% · 60
10–156.0% · 82
16–194.6% · 62
20–244.3% · 58
25–347.4% · 101
35–4915.3% · 208
50–6426.0% · 353
65–7414.7% · 200
75–8411.7% · 159
85+2.9% · 39
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.6% · 45
1 car or van33.1% · 195
2 cars or vans37.7% · 222
3 or more21.6% · 127
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Staffordshire Moorlands overall: 78.2% owned, 8.6% social rented, 12.7% private rented.
Owned outright56.6% · 334
With mortgage26.3% · 155
Shared ownership0.2% · 1
Social rented4.9% · 29
Private rented12.0% · 71
Type of home
Detached house61.7% · 362
Semi-detached house28.3% · 166
Terraced house8.0% · 47
Purpose-built flat0.3% · 2
Converted house0.3% · 2
Above shop / office0.7% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.7% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05007039- County council
- Staffordshire County Council
- County division
- Churnet Valley
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 22 of 27
Parishes in the ward
AltonFarley
Other wards in the same constituency
BBagnall and Stanley30.4% aged 65+ · 90.3% owned1,626BBiddulph East14.9% aged 65+ · 57.8% owned6,060BBiddulph Moor32.6% aged 65+ · 89.2% owned1,563BBiddulph North31.9% aged 65+ · 89.2% owned5,386BBiddulph South35.9% aged 65+ · 90.4% owned1,590BBiddulph West28.1% aged 65+ · 78.5% owned5,029BBrown Edge and Endon30.0% aged 65+ · 87.6% owned4,725CCaverswall27.3% aged 65+ · 83.8% owned1,776CCellarhead29.0% aged 65+ · 87.7% owned3,201CCheadle North East24.6% aged 65+ · 72.4% owned3,398CCheadle South East27.5% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned3,550CCheadle West24.5% aged 65+ · 75.5% owned5,076CCheddleton26.3% aged 65+ · 84.9% owned5,319CChurnet24.6% aged 65+ · 79.5% owned3,193
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.