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Electoral wardE05014247

Upper Kent ward, Westmorland and Furness

Upper Kent is one of 33 electoral wards of Westmorland and Furness Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,019 residents in 1,802 households — 27 people per km², the 28th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency.

Residents, 20214,019council ward average 6,866
Households1,8022.23 residents per household
Density27/ km²about 149.41 km² · Westmorland and Furness 60
Aged 65+28.6%Westmorland and Furness: 25.7% · under 16: 14.3%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.0% · 162
5–94.7% · 187
10–155.6% · 225
16–193.7% · 148
20–244.1% · 166
25–348.6% · 347
35–4917.9% · 719
50–6422.8% · 917
65–7415.7% · 633
75–849.7% · 392
85+3.1% · 125

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van11.5% · 207
1 car or van39.8% · 718
2 cars or vans36.3% · 656
3 or more12.4% · 224
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright48.3% · 870
With mortgage21.8% · 393
Shared ownership1.0% · 18
Social rented12.5% · 226
Private rented16.2% · 292
Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house32.3% · 583
Semi-detached house30.0% · 542
Terraced house26.4% · 477
Purpose-built flat7.4% · 134
Converted house1.6% · 28
Other conversion0.9% · 17
Above shop / office0.8% · 14
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 9
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014247
Region
North West
Density rank in council
24 of 33

Parishes in the ward

HugillKentmereLongsleddaleNether StaveleyOver StaveleySelside and Fawcett ForestSkelsmergh and ScalthwaiteriggStrickland KetelStrickland Roger

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% owned3,179EEamont and Shap27.7% aged 65+ · 70.8% owned4,214EEden 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% owned3,843

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.