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Electoral wardE05014242
Penrith North ward, Westmorland and Furness
Penrith North is one of 33 electoral wards of Westmorland and Furness Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 7,572 residents in 3,442 households — 334 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Penrith and Solway constituency.
Residents, 20217,572council ward average 6,866
Households3,4422.2 residents per household
Density334/ km²about 22.65 km² · Westmorland and Furness 60
Aged 65+24.9%Westmorland and Furness: 25.7% · under 16: 14.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.9% · 292
5–94.9% · 372
10–156.1% · 465
16–193.9% · 297
20–244.5% · 339
25–3411.5% · 871
35–4917.3% · 1,313
50–6423.0% · 1,738
65–7412.8% · 966
75–847.8% · 591
85+4.3% · 326
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van19.6% · 674
1 car or van44.4% · 1,526
2 cars or vans27.3% · 938
3 or more8.8% · 301
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Westmorland and Furness overall: 71.6% owned, 10.7% social rented, 17.1% private rented.
Owned outright46.5% · 1,600
With mortgage23.7% · 817
Shared ownership1.0% · 35
Social rented13.4% · 461
Private rented15.4% · 529
Type of home
Detached house25.8% · 891
Semi-detached house35.9% · 1,239
Terraced house22.6% · 780
Purpose-built flat11.3% · 391
Converted house2.3% · 80
Other conversion1.1% · 37
Above shop / office0.7% · 25
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014242- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 14 of 33
Parishes in the ward
Penrith
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.