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Electoral wardE05014223
Dalton South ward, Westmorland and Furness
Dalton South is one of 33 electoral wards of Westmorland and Furness Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,977 residents in 2,773 households — 1,009 people per km², the 20th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Barrow and Furness constituency.
Residents, 20215,977council ward average 6,866
Households2,7732.16 residents per household
Density1,009/ km²about 5.92 km² · Westmorland and Furness 60
Aged 65+23.1%Westmorland and Furness: 25.7% · under 16: 15.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.5% · 267
5–94.9% · 291
10–155.9% · 354
16–194.7% · 282
20–245.6% · 332
25–3412.1% · 722
35–4916.2% · 968
50–6423.1% · 1,381
65–7411.7% · 702
75–848.7% · 522
85+2.6% · 155
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van19.4% · 537
1 car or van45.4% · 1,260
2 cars or vans26.1% · 723
3 or more9.1% · 253
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Westmorland and Furness overall: 71.6% owned, 10.7% social rented, 17.1% private rented.
Owned outright42.8% · 1,186
With mortgage34.7% · 962
Shared ownership0.1% · 3
Social rented7.1% · 197
Private rented15.3% · 424
Type of home
Detached house13.9% · 384
Semi-detached house36.7% · 1,017
Terraced house44.4% · 1,230
Purpose-built flat2.2% · 61
Converted house0.6% · 16
Other conversion1.1% · 30
Above shop / office1.1% · 30
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014223- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 9 of 33
Parishes in the ward
Dalton Town with Newton
Other wards in the same constituency
CConiston and Hawkshead33.1% aged 65+ · 64.4% owned3,179DDalton North21.9% aged 65+ · 84.3% owned5,936HHawcoat and Newbarns27.6% aged 65+ · 86.2% owned10,868HHigh Furness26.8% aged 65+ · 79.1% owned3,768LLow Furness28.1% aged 65+ · 86.4% owned4,202OOld Barrow and Hindpool16.7% aged 65+ · 46.4% owned12,158OOrmsgill and Parkside18.1% aged 65+ · 68.7% owned11,165RRisedale and Roosecote20.5% aged 65+ · 77.1% owned10,783UUlverston25.7% aged 65+ · 71.5% owned11,822WWalney Island24.7% aged 65+ · 78.9% owned10,519
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.