Electoral wardE05000970
Prenton ward, Wirral
Prenton is one of 22 electoral wards of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 14,575 residents in 6,247 households — 3,825 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Birkenhead constituency.
Residents, 202114,575council ward average 14,555
Households6,2472.33 residents per household
Density3,825/ km²about 3.81 km² · Wirral 1,990
Aged 65+20.3%Wirral: 22.0% · under 16: 18.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.2% · 759
5–95.7% · 832
10–157.4% · 1,082
16–194.0% · 580
20–245.0% · 725
25–3412.5% · 1,818
35–4918.1% · 2,632
50–6421.9% · 3,189
65–7411.3% · 1,641
75–846.7% · 973
85+2.4% · 344
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van22.3% · 1,392
1 car or van41.9% · 2,621
2 cars or vans27.1% · 1,693
3 or more8.7% · 544
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Wirral overall: 65.0% owned, 15.4% social rented, 18.9% private rented.
Owned outright37.5% · 2,344
With mortgage35.3% · 2,204
Shared ownership0.4% · 28
Social rented10.0% · 627
Private rented16.4% · 1,025
Lives rent free0.3% · 18
Type of home
Detached house12.4% · 775
Semi-detached house52.0% · 3,250
Terraced house20.7% · 1,294
Purpose-built flat9.7% · 607
Converted house3.7% · 234
Other conversion0.2% · 12
Above shop / office1.2% · 74
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05000970- Constituency
- Birkenhead
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 8 of 22
Other wards in the same constituency
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.