Electoral wardE05016524
Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton ward, Wakefield
Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton is one of 21 electoral wards of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council (Yorkshire and The Humber). At the 2021 Census it had 17,550 residents in 7,587 households — 419 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population.
Residents, 202117,550council ward average 16,827
Households7,5872.31 residents per household
Density419/ km²about 41.89 km² · Wakefield 1,044
Aged 65+20.2%Wakefield: 18.8% · under 16: 18.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.6% · 989
5–95.4% · 947
10–157.1% · 1,244
16–193.9% · 685
20–244.6% · 804
25–3412.8% · 2,251
35–4918.5% · 3,246
50–6421.9% · 3,839
65–7411.2% · 1,963
75–846.9% · 1,213
85+2.1% · 375
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van14.8% · 1,125
1 car or van39.2% · 2,977
2 cars or vans35.2% · 2,670
3 or more10.8% · 819
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Wakefield overall: 62.6% owned, 21.7% social rented, 14.9% private rented.
Owned outright36.4% · 2,762
With mortgage35.1% · 2,662
Shared ownership0.9% · 66
Social rented13.7% · 1,037
Private rented14.0% · 1,060
Lives rent free0.0% · 2
Type of home
Detached house34.0% · 2,578
Semi-detached house38.6% · 2,930
Terraced house22.7% · 1,724
Purpose-built flat3.7% · 279
Converted house0.4% · 32
Other conversion0.1% · 5
Above shop / office0.4% · 27
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 6
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016524- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Density rank in council
- 19 of 21
Parishes in the ward
AckworthBadsworthHessle and Hill TopHuntwick with Foulby and NostellSouth ElmsallThorpe AudlinUpton and North ElmsallWest Hardwick
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 11 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.