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Electoral wardE05014239
Low Furness ward, Westmorland and Furness
Low Furness is one of 33 electoral wards of Westmorland and Furness Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,202 residents in 1,825 households — 114 people per km², the 27th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Barrow and Furness constituency.
Residents, 20214,202council ward average 6,866
Households1,8252.3 residents per household
Density114/ km²about 36.73 km² · Westmorland and Furness 60
Aged 65+28.1%Westmorland and Furness: 25.7% · under 16: 15.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.8% · 203
5–94.5% · 187
10–156.0% · 252
16–193.8% · 160
20–242.8% · 116
25–348.9% · 375
35–4915.5% · 650
50–6425.6% · 1,075
65–7415.1% · 633
75–849.4% · 393
85+3.7% · 155
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.3% · 134
1 car or van40.0% · 730
2 cars or vans36.4% · 665
3 or more16.2% · 296
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Westmorland and Furness overall: 71.6% owned, 10.7% social rented, 17.1% private rented.
Owned outright51.5% · 939
With mortgage34.9% · 637
Shared ownership0.3% · 6
Social rented4.3% · 79
Private rented8.9% · 163
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house47.7% · 870
Semi-detached house29.1% · 531
Terraced house21.4% · 391
Purpose-built flat0.3% · 6
Converted house0.4% · 8
Other conversion0.2% · 4
Above shop / office0.2% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.6% · 11
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014239- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 17 of 33
Parishes in the ward
AldinghamPenningtonUrswick
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% owned10,868HHigh Furness26.8% aged 65+ · 79.1% owned3,768OOld 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.