Electoral wardE05015452
Eckington ward, Wychavon
Eckington is one of 27 electoral wards of Wychavon District Council, in Worcestershire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,765 residents in 1,228 households — 81 people per km², the 24th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the West Worcestershire constituency; for county elections it is in the Bredon division.
Residents, 20212,765council ward average 4,907
Households1,2282.25 residents per household
Density81/ km²about 34.31 km² · Wychavon 200
Aged 65+33.3%Wychavon: 24.9% · under 16: 12.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.7% · 74
5–93.5% · 98
10–156.0% · 167
16–194.5% · 124
20–243.0% · 84
25–345.9% · 163
35–4914.0% · 386
50–6427.1% · 750
65–7418.4% · 509
75–8411.6% · 321
85+3.3% · 90
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.6% · 81
1 car or van28.8% · 353
2 cars or vans42.8% · 525
3 or more21.8% · 267
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Wychavon overall: 70.1% owned, 15.6% social rented, 13.1% private rented.
Owned outright53.6% · 658
With mortgage28.6% · 351
Shared ownership0.5% · 6
Social rented8.7% · 107
Private rented8.6% · 105
Type of home
Detached house58.9% · 721
Semi-detached house23.9% · 293
Terraced house10.9% · 134
Purpose-built flat0.8% · 10
Converted house1.2% · 15
Other conversion1.0% · 12
Above shop / office0.2% · 3
Caravan, mobile2.9% · 36
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015452- Council
- Wychavon District Council
- County council
- Worcestershire County Council
- County division
- Bredon
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 23 of 27
Parishes in the ward
BesfordBirlinghamDeffordEckingtonStrensham
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 2 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.