Electoral wardE05016156
Belmont ward, County Durham
Belmont is one of 51 electoral wards of Durham County Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 10,734 residents in 5,047 households — 1,568 people per km², the 22nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the City of Durham constituency.
Residents, 202110,734council ward average 10,237
Households5,0472.13 residents per household
Density1,568/ km²about 6.84 km² · County Durham 234
Aged 65+26.9%County Durham: 21.3% · under 16: 14.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.8% · 411
5–94.6% · 499
10–155.6% · 600
16–193.6% · 382
20–247.5% · 801
25–3411.9% · 1,279
35–4917.1% · 1,831
50–6419.0% · 2,045
65–7413.7% · 1,469
75–8410.3% · 1,108
85+2.9% · 313
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van24.3% · 1,225
1 car or van44.8% · 2,259
2 cars or vans25.1% · 1,267
3 or more5.8% · 294
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; County Durham overall: 62.5% owned, 20.0% social rented, 17.1% private rented.
Owned outright43.2% · 2,177
With mortgage26.3% · 1,326
Shared ownership0.3% · 14
Social rented13.5% · 680
Private rented16.7% · 842
Lives rent free0.1% · 4
Type of home
Detached house15.8% · 797
Semi-detached house59.8% · 3,022
Terraced house15.1% · 763
Purpose-built flat8.2% · 412
Converted house0.3% · 16
Other conversion0.1% · 6
Above shop / office0.6% · 32
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016156- Council
- Durham County Council
- Constituency
- City of Durham
- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 9 of 51
Parishes in the ward
Belmont
Other wards in the same constituency
BBrandon19.4% aged 65+ · 56.9% owned12,124DDeerness20.1% aged 65+ · 59.8% owned11,325EEasington & Shotton19.7% aged 65+ · 60.2% owned16,614EElvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe9.6% aged 65+ · 39.6% owned18,469FFramwellgate & Newton Hall24.0% aged 65+ · 73.2% owned13,917LLangley & Esh20.9% aged 65+ · 64.8% owned4,831LLumley & West Rainton24.7% aged 65+ · 67.1% owned9,600NNeville's Cross14.2% aged 65+ · 73.2% owned9,959PPittington & Sherburn23.8% aged 65+ · 68.5% owned4,599SSacriston & Witton Gilbert20.3% aged 65+ · 63.1% owned10,168WWillington & Hunwick21.5% aged 65+ · 63.1% owned9,236
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 7 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.