Electoral wardE05007054
Churnet ward, Staffordshire Moorlands
Churnet is one of 27 electoral wards of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, in Staffordshire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 3,193 residents in 1,426 households — 100 people per km², the 16th 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, 20213,193council ward average 3,550
Households1,4262.24 residents per household
Density100/ km²about 31.87 km² · Staffordshire Moorlands 166
Aged 65+24.6%Staffordshire Moorlands: 26.2% · under 16: 14.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.7% · 119
5–94.8% · 153
10–155.9% · 190
16–193.7% · 118
20–244.3% · 138
25–349.4% · 300
35–4916.4% · 524
50–6427.1% · 865
65–7413.2% · 422
75–849.0% · 288
85+2.4% · 77
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.5% · 107
1 car or van38.3% · 546
2 cars or vans35.8% · 511
3 or more18.4% · 262
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Staffordshire Moorlands overall: 78.2% owned, 8.6% social rented, 12.7% private rented.
Owned outright47.1% · 672
With mortgage32.3% · 461
Shared ownership0.2% · 3
Social rented9.2% · 131
Private rented11.1% · 158
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house44.0% · 629
Semi-detached house37.0% · 529
Terraced house17.6% · 251
Purpose-built flat0.7% · 10
Converted house0.3% · 5
Above shop / office0.2% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05007054- County council
- Staffordshire County Council
- County division
- Churnet Valley
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 20 of 27
Parishes in the ward
CottonKingsleyOakamoor
Other wards in the same constituency
AAlton29.3% aged 65+ · 82.9% owned1,356BBagnall 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% owned5,319
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.