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Electoral wardE05014219

Bowness and Lyth ward, Westmorland and Furness

Bowness and Lyth is one of 33 electoral wards of Westmorland and Furness Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 3,836 residents in 1,729 households — 35 people per km², the 30th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency.

Residents, 20213,836council ward average 6,866
Households1,7292.22 residents per household
Density35/ km²about 108.36 km² · Westmorland and Furness 60
Aged 65+28.2%Westmorland and Furness: 25.7% · under 16: 13.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.3% · 126
5–94.2% · 163
10–155.4% · 209
16–193.0% · 114
20–244.5% · 173
25–3410.7% · 409
35–4916.7% · 639
50–6424.0% · 921
65–7414.9% · 573
75–8410.7% · 411
85+2.6% · 99

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van11.7% · 203
1 car or van37.8% · 654
2 cars or vans33.6% · 581
3 or more16.8% · 291
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Westmorland and Furness overall: 71.6% owned, 10.7% social rented, 17.1% private rented.

Owned outright48.6% · 839
With mortgage18.6% · 322
Shared ownership0.9% · 16
Social rented6.4% · 111
Private rented25.5% · 440

Type of home

Detached house47.6% · 823
Semi-detached house20.5% · 355
Terraced house11.2% · 194
Purpose-built flat11.3% · 196
Converted house3.9% · 67
Other conversion2.5% · 44
Above shop / office2.3% · 39
Caravan, mobile0.6% · 11
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014219
Region
North West
Density rank in council
22 of 33

Parishes in the ward

CrookCrosthwaite and LythUnderbarrow and BradleyfieldWindermere and BownessWitherslack, Meathop and Ulpha

Other wards in the same constituency

AAppleby and Brough29.4% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned5,985CConiston and Hawkshead33.1% aged 65+ · 64.4% owned3,179EEamont and Shap27.7% aged 65+ · 70.8% owned4,214EEden and Lyvennet Vale26.7% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned5,656GGrange and Cartmel37.0% aged 65+ · 76.7% owned10,429GGreystoke and Ullswater29.2% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned4,237KKendal Castle28.6% aged 65+ · 83.6% owned6,057KKendal Highgate21.0% aged 65+ · 57.8% owned5,949KKendal Nether22.6% aged 65+ · 69.3% owned6,507KKendal South30.0% aged 65+ · 79.9% owned6,312KKendal Strickland and Fell20.7% aged 65+ · 62.2% owned6,630KKirkby Stephen and Tebay28.6% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned4,970LLevens and Crooklands30.6% aged 65+ · 81.4% owned3,843SSedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale28.2% aged 65+ · 72.6% owned8,015

All 33 wards of Westmorland and Furness

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.