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Electoral wardE05014224

Eamont and Shap ward, Westmorland and Furness

Eamont and Shap is one of 33 electoral wards of Westmorland and Furness Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,214 residents in 1,959 households — 17 people per km², the 26th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency.

Residents, 20214,214council ward average 6,866
Households1,9592.15 residents per household
Density17/ km²about 249.35 km² · Westmorland and Furness 60
Aged 65+27.7%Westmorland and Furness: 25.7% · under 16: 13.7%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.4% · 144
5–94.9% · 208
10–155.3% · 225
16–193.7% · 157
20–243.6% · 151
25–349.2% · 389
35–4916.4% · 689
50–6425.8% · 1,085
65–7415.2% · 642
75–848.9% · 377
85+3.5% · 146

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van6.6% · 129
1 car or van42.6% · 834
2 cars or vans36.1% · 707
3 or more14.7% · 287
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright47.5% · 930
With mortgage23.3% · 456
Shared ownership0.3% · 5
Social rented10.2% · 199
Private rented18.8% · 368

Type of home

Detached house42.4% · 831
Semi-detached house29.6% · 580
Terraced house19.9% · 391
Purpose-built flat2.6% · 51
Converted house0.8% · 16
Other conversion1.2% · 24
Above shop / office0.8% · 15
Caravan, mobile2.7% · 52
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014224
Region
North West
Density rank in council
28 of 33

Parishes in the ward

AskhamBamptonBarton and Pooley BridgeCliftonLowtherMartindaleShapShap RuralSockbridge and TirrilYanwath and Eamont Bridge

Council offices in this ward

PShap Parish CouncilParish council · CA10 3NL

Other wards in the same constituency

AAppleby and Brough29.4% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned5,985BBowness and Lyth28.2% aged 65+ · 67.2% owned3,836CConiston and Hawkshead33.1% aged 65+ · 64.4% owned3,179EEden 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.