Electoral wardE05009955
Wyresdale ward, Wyre
Wyresdale is one of 24 electoral wards of Wyre Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 2,335 residents in 960 households — 42 people per km², the 23rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Lancaster and Wyre constituency; for county elections it is in the Wyre Rural Central and Wyre Rural East divisions.
Residents, 20212,335council ward average 4,664
Households9602.43 residents per household
Density42/ km²about 55.73 km² · Wyre 397
Aged 65+26.3%Wyre: 27.7% · under 16: 15.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.8% · 111
5–94.5% · 105
10–155.8% · 136
16–193.6% · 85
20–243.8% · 89
25–349.6% · 223
35–4915.7% · 366
50–6425.9% · 604
65–7413.0% · 303
75–849.5% · 221
85+3.9% · 91
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.4% · 52
1 car or van35.9% · 343
2 cars or vans39.5% · 378
3 or more19.1% · 183
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Wyre overall: 73.4% owned, 7.6% social rented, 18.2% private rented.
Owned outright47.1% · 453
With mortgage28.4% · 273
Shared ownership1.7% · 16
Social rented5.0% · 48
Private rented17.8% · 171
Type of home
Detached house57.0% · 547
Semi-detached house24.0% · 230
Terraced house13.1% · 126
Purpose-built flat1.2% · 12
Converted house1.1% · 11
Other conversion1.1% · 11
Above shop / office0.7% · 7
Caravan, mobile1.7% · 16
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009955- Council
- Wyre Borough Council
- County council
- Lancashire County Council
- County division
- Wyre Rural Central, Wyre Rural East
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 24 of 24
Parishes in the ward
BleasdaleFortonNether Wyresdale
Other wards in the same constituency
BBrock with Catterall19.1% aged 65+ · 73.9% owned4,979CCalder26.6% aged 65+ · 81.0% owned2,424GGarstang38.6% aged 65+ · 79.2% owned6,616GGreat Eccleston24.1% aged 65+ · 81.1% owned4,365HHambleton & Stalmine33.1% aged 65+ · 82.6% owned4,641PPilling28.2% aged 65+ · 80.1% owned2,628PPreesall37.1% aged 65+ · 77.6% owned5,656
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.