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Electoral wardE05016166
Consett North ward, County Durham
Consett North is one of 51 electoral wards of Durham County Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 5,556 residents in 2,729 households — 2,756 people per km², the 43rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blaydon and Consett constituency.
Residents, 20215,556council ward average 10,237
Households2,7292.04 residents per household
Density2,756/ km²about 2.02 km² · County Durham 234
Aged 65+21.5%County Durham: 21.3% · under 16: 15.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.0% · 220
5–95.2% · 290
10–156.6% · 365
16–194.1% · 226
20–245.2% · 290
25–3411.5% · 639
35–4920.5% · 1,141
50–6421.5% · 1,193
65–7410.7% · 596
75–847.7% · 427
85+3.1% · 173
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van31.3% · 854
1 car or van42.0% · 1,145
2 cars or vans21.5% · 587
3 or more5.1% · 140
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; County Durham overall: 62.5% owned, 20.0% social rented, 17.1% private rented.
Owned outright29.0% · 792
With mortgage28.3% · 772
Shared ownership0.2% · 6
Social rented15.7% · 429
Private rented26.7% · 728
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house11.4% · 312
Semi-detached house32.8% · 894
Terraced house45.8% · 1,249
Purpose-built flat5.8% · 159
Converted house3.0% · 82
Other conversion0.4% · 10
Above shop / office0.8% · 21
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016166- Council
- Durham County Council
- Constituency
- Blaydon and Consett
- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 3 of 51
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 3 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.