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Electoral wardE05014217
Alston and Fellside ward, Westmorland and Furness
Alston and Fellside is one of 33 electoral wards of Westmorland and Furness Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,437 residents in 2,820 households — 15 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Penrith and Solway constituency.
Residents, 20216,437council ward average 6,866
Households2,8202.28 residents per household
Density15/ km²about 423.49 km² · Westmorland and Furness 60
Aged 65+27.0%Westmorland and Furness: 25.7% · under 16: 14.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.7% · 239
5–94.5% · 290
10–156.4% · 414
16–193.5% · 225
20–243.5% · 224
25–347.9% · 510
35–4915.3% · 987
50–6428.1% · 1,808
65–7416.7% · 1,073
75–847.9% · 507
85+2.5% · 159
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.2% · 203
1 car or van35.6% · 1,005
2 cars or vans38.4% · 1,082
3 or more18.8% · 530
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Westmorland and Furness overall: 71.6% owned, 10.7% social rented, 17.1% private rented.
Owned outright52.6% · 1,483
With mortgage23.2% · 654
Shared ownership0.7% · 20
Social rented7.9% · 223
Private rented15.6% · 439
Type of home
Detached house52.9% · 1,492
Semi-detached house28.0% · 789
Terraced house14.0% · 394
Purpose-built flat2.8% · 78
Converted house0.6% · 16
Other conversion1.0% · 29
Above shop / office0.7% · 20
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014217- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 30 of 33
Parishes in the ward
AinstableAlston MoorCulgaithGlassonbyHunsonbyKirkoswaldLangwathbyMelmerbyOusby
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.