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Electoral wardE05007065

Werrington ward, Staffordshire Moorlands

Werrington is one of 27 electoral wards of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, in Staffordshire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 3,114 residents in 1,333 households — 722 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Staffordshire Moorlands constituency; for county elections it is in the Caverswall division.

Residents, 20213,114council ward average 3,550
Households1,3332.34 residents per household
Density722/ km²about 4.31 km² · Staffordshire Moorlands 166
Aged 65+29.8%Staffordshire Moorlands: 26.2% · under 16: 14.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.8% · 119
5–94.6% · 143
10–156.5% · 203
16–193.7% · 116
20–243.6% · 113
25–3410.1% · 313
35–4915.5% · 483
50–6422.4% · 696
65–7416.7% · 521
75–849.6% · 298
85+3.5% · 109

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van8.0% · 107
1 car or van37.5% · 500
2 cars or vans39.8% · 530
3 or more14.7% · 196
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Staffordshire Moorlands overall: 78.2% owned, 8.6% social rented, 12.7% private rented.

Owned outright57.6% · 768
With mortgage34.9% · 466
Shared ownership0.1% · 2
Social rented0.7% · 10
Private rented6.5% · 87
Lives rent free0.1% · 1

Type of home

Detached house49.3% · 658
Semi-detached house46.6% · 622
Terraced house2.2% · 30
Purpose-built flat0.6% · 8
Converted house0.3% · 4
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.6% · 8
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
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.