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Electoral wardE05014249

Windermere and Ambleside ward, Westmorland and Furness

Windermere and Ambleside is one of 33 electoral wards of Westmorland and Furness Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 10,184 residents in 4,533 households — 66 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency.

Residents, 202110,184council ward average 6,866
Households4,5332.25 residents per household
Density66/ km²about 153.37 km² · Westmorland and Furness 60
Aged 65+26.5%Westmorland and Furness: 25.7% · under 16: 12.1%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.0% · 308
5–93.7% · 377
10–155.4% · 549
16–193.9% · 395
20–245.8% · 593
25–3410.6% · 1,084
35–4916.6% · 1,690
50–6424.5% · 2,497
65–7412.9% · 1,318
75–849.4% · 962
85+4.1% · 415

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van18.8% · 852
1 car or van45.3% · 2,055
2 cars or vans26.3% · 1,190
3 or more9.6% · 436
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright40.2% · 1,822
With mortgage16.8% · 761
Shared ownership0.5% · 22
Social rented20.3% · 919
Private rented22.2% · 1,006
Lives rent free0.1% · 4

Type of home

Detached house25.9% · 1,174
Semi-detached house24.8% · 1,123
Terraced house26.5% · 1,199
Purpose-built flat13.7% · 619
Converted house4.2% · 189
Other conversion2.3% · 106
Above shop / office2.5% · 115
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 8
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014249
Region
North West
Density rank in council
20 of 33

Parishes in the ward

LakesWindermere and Bowness

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.