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Electoral wardE05011043

Rixton and Woolston ward, Warrington

Rixton and Woolston is one of 22 electoral wards of Warrington Borough Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 9,211 residents in 3,873 households — 448 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Warrington North constituency.

Residents, 20219,211council ward average 9,590
Households3,8732.38 residents per household
Density448/ km²about 20.56 km² · Warrington 1,168
Aged 65+25.1%Warrington: 19.0% · under 16: 15.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.1% · 374
5–94.9% · 448
10–156.7% · 614
16–194.0% · 367
20–244.6% · 425
25–349.1% · 839
35–4917.4% · 1,602
50–6424.2% · 2,229
65–7414.6% · 1,349
75–848.1% · 750
85+2.3% · 214

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van10.0% · 386
1 car or van39.9% · 1,547
2 cars or vans37.3% · 1,445
3 or more12.8% · 495
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Warrington overall: 68.7% owned, 15.3% social rented, 15.2% private rented.

Owned outright49.8% · 1,928
With mortgage36.6% · 1,417
Shared ownership0.2% · 6
Social rented4.8% · 186
Private rented8.7% · 337

Type of home

Detached house28.8% · 1,115
Semi-detached house62.2% · 2,409
Terraced house6.3% · 244
Purpose-built flat1.1% · 41
Converted house0.4% · 16
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.4% · 16
Caravan, mobile0.8% · 31
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011043
Constituency
Warrington North
Region
North West
Density rank in council
20 of 22

Parishes in the ward

Poulton-with-FearnheadRixton-with-GlazebrookWoolston

Other wards in the same constituency

BBirchwood19.9% aged 65+ · 57.4% owned10,610BBurtonwood and Winwick25.1% aged 65+ · 82.1% owned6,220CCulcheth, Glazebury and Croft23.0% aged 65+ · 81.2% owned11,788FFairfield and Howley12.1% aged 65+ · 40.4% owned11,855OOrford16.1% aged 65+ · 56.8% owned11,960PPoplars and Hulme12.5% aged 65+ · 43.1% owned12,416PPoulton North23.7% aged 65+ · 74.2% owned9,707PPoulton South22.9% aged 65+ · 85.0% owned6,440WWestbrook17.6% aged 65+ · 80.2% owned6,438

All 22 wards of Warrington

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.