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Electoral wardE05014221
Coniston and Hawkshead ward, Westmorland and Furness
Coniston and Hawkshead is one of 33 electoral wards of Westmorland and Furness Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 3,179 residents in 1,494 households — 15 people per km², the 33rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Barrow and Furness and Westmorland and Lonsdale constituencies.
Residents, 20213,179council ward average 6,866
Households1,4942.13 residents per household
Density15/ km²about 211.93 km² · Westmorland and Furness 60
Aged 65+33.1%Westmorland and Furness: 25.7% · under 16: 11.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.3% · 105
5–93.4% · 108
10–154.5% · 142
16–192.9% · 91
20–244.2% · 134
25–347.6% · 241
35–4913.8% · 438
50–6427.3% · 869
65–7418.4% · 587
75–8411.2% · 355
85+3.5% · 112
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.7% · 115
1 car or van40.7% · 608
2 cars or vans35.3% · 528
3 or more16.3% · 243
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Westmorland and Furness overall: 71.6% owned, 10.7% social rented, 17.1% private rented.
Owned outright48.3% · 721
With mortgage16.1% · 240
Shared ownership0.4% · 6
Social rented14.9% · 222
Private rented20.3% · 303
Type of home
Detached house42.9% · 640
Semi-detached house31.7% · 473
Terraced house18.8% · 280
Purpose-built flat2.1% · 31
Converted house1.5% · 22
Other conversion1.3% · 19
Above shop / office1.4% · 21
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 7
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014221- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness, Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 32 of 33
Parishes in the ward
Blawith and SubberthwaiteClaifeColtonConistonHawksheadLowickSatterthwaiteSkelwithTorver
Other wards in the same constituency
AAppleby and Brough29.4% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned5,985BBowness and Lyth28.2% aged 65+ · 67.2% owned3,836DDalton North21.9% aged 65+ · 84.3% owned5,936DDalton South23.1% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned5,977EEamont 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% owned4,237HHawcoat and Newbarns27.6% aged 65+ · 86.2% owned10,868HHigh Furness26.8% aged 65+ · 79.1% owned3,768KKendal 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% owned6,312
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.