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Electoral wardE05014236
Kent Estuary ward, Westmorland and Furness
Kent Estuary is one of 33 electoral wards of Westmorland and Furness Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,219 residents in 2,854 households — 186 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Morecambe and Lunesdale constituency.
Residents, 20216,219council ward average 6,866
Households2,8542.18 residents per household
Density186/ km²about 33.36 km² · Westmorland and Furness 60
Aged 65+35.6%Westmorland and Furness: 25.7% · under 16: 13.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.9% · 180
5–94.1% · 256
10–156.4% · 395
16–194.0% · 248
20–242.9% · 183
25–346.5% · 404
35–4914.2% · 886
50–6423.4% · 1,454
65–7417.0% · 1,059
75–8412.4% · 770
85+6.2% · 384
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.4% · 298
1 car or van44.6% · 1,272
2 cars or vans32.8% · 935
3 or more12.2% · 349
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Westmorland and Furness overall: 71.6% owned, 10.7% social rented, 17.1% private rented.
Owned outright54.6% · 1,558
With mortgage24.0% · 685
Shared ownership0.4% · 12
Social rented9.7% · 276
Private rented11.3% · 323
Type of home
Detached house39.9% · 1,140
Semi-detached house29.3% · 836
Terraced house15.9% · 454
Purpose-built flat9.0% · 256
Converted house3.9% · 112
Other conversion1.3% · 36
Above shop / office0.5% · 14
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 6
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014236- Constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 16 of 33
Parishes in the ward
ArnsideBeethamMilnthorpe
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.