Electoral wardE05007058
Horton ward, Staffordshire Moorlands
Horton is one of 27 electoral wards of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, in Staffordshire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 1,845 residents in 742 households — 42 people per km², the 18th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Staffordshire Moorlands constituency; for county elections it is in the Biddulph South & Endon and Leek Rural divisions.
Residents, 20211,845council ward average 3,550
Households7422.49 residents per household
Density42/ km²about 43.41 km² · Staffordshire Moorlands 166
Aged 65+29.6%Staffordshire Moorlands: 26.2% · under 16: 13.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.2% · 41
5–94.4% · 82
10–156.6% · 122
16–193.8% · 70
20–243.3% · 61
25–345.0% · 93
35–4916.5% · 304
50–6428.5% · 526
65–7417.1% · 315
75–8410.2% · 188
85+2.3% · 43
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van3.6% · 27
1 car or van28.3% · 210
2 cars or vans37.5% · 278
3 or more30.6% · 227
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Staffordshire Moorlands overall: 78.2% owned, 8.6% social rented, 12.7% private rented.
Owned outright61.2% · 455
With mortgage26.9% · 200
Shared ownership0.3% · 2
Social rented2.0% · 15
Private rented9.6% · 71
Type of home
Detached house77.0% · 571
Semi-detached house17.9% · 133
Terraced house3.2% · 24
Purpose-built flat0.5% · 4
Converted house0.1% · 1
Other conversion0.8% · 6
Above shop / office0.3% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05007058- County council
- Staffordshire County Council
- County division
- Biddulph South & Endon, Leek Rural
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 24 of 27
Parishes in the ward
HortonLongsdonRushton
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.