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Electoral wardE05014230
High Furness ward, Westmorland and Furness
High Furness is one of 33 electoral wards of Westmorland and Furness Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 3,768 residents in 1,678 households — 26 people per km², the 31st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Barrow and Furness constituency.
Residents, 20213,768council ward average 6,866
Households1,6782.25 residents per household
Density26/ km²about 144.92 km² · Westmorland and Furness 60
Aged 65+26.8%Westmorland and Furness: 25.7% · under 16: 14.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.6% · 136
5–94.7% · 176
10–155.9% · 223
16–193.2% · 121
20–243.5% · 132
25–349.5% · 359
35–4915.4% · 580
50–6427.3% · 1,030
65–7415.8% · 597
75–848.7% · 327
85+2.3% · 87
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.1% · 102
1 car or van36.9% · 619
2 cars or vans38.3% · 642
3 or more18.8% · 315
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Westmorland and Furness overall: 71.6% owned, 10.7% social rented, 17.1% private rented.
Owned outright51.2% · 859
With mortgage27.9% · 469
Shared ownership0.2% · 3
Social rented4.6% · 77
Private rented16.1% · 270
Type of home
Detached house47.0% · 789
Semi-detached house25.1% · 422
Terraced house24.5% · 411
Purpose-built flat1.0% · 16
Converted house0.9% · 15
Other conversion0.6% · 10
Above shop / office0.6% · 10
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014230- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 25 of 33
Parishes in the ward
AngertonBroughton WestDunnerdale-with-SeathwaiteEgton with NewlandKirkby IrelethMansriggsOsmotherleyPennington
Other wards in the same constituency
CConiston and Hawkshead33.1% aged 65+ · 64.4% owned3,179DDalton North21.9% aged 65+ · 84.3% owned5,936DDalton South23.1% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned5,977HHawcoat and Newbarns27.6% aged 65+ · 86.2% owned10,868LLow 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.