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Electoral wardE05016190

Sacriston & Witton Gilbert ward, County Durham

Sacriston & Witton Gilbert is one of 51 electoral wards of Durham County Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 10,168 residents in 4,602 households — 405 people per km², the 27th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the City of Durham and North Durham constituencies.

Residents, 202110,168council ward average 10,237
Households4,6022.21 residents per household
Density405/ km²about 25.09 km² · County Durham 234
Aged 65+20.3%County Durham: 21.3% · under 16: 17.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.1% · 523
5–95.6% · 571
10–156.7% · 679
16–194.2% · 425
20–245.2% · 524
25–3412.6% · 1,284
35–4919.1% · 1,939
50–6421.3% · 2,162
65–7411.5% · 1,166
75–847.0% · 712
85+1.8% · 183

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van21.5% · 987
1 car or van43.3% · 1,991
2 cars or vans26.9% · 1,238
3 or more8.3% · 383
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; County Durham overall: 62.5% owned, 20.0% social rented, 17.1% private rented.

Owned outright32.4% · 1,488
With mortgage30.7% · 1,414
Shared ownership0.3% · 12
Social rented22.2% · 1,021
Private rented14.3% · 658
Lives rent free0.1% · 6

Type of home

Detached house18.8% · 864
Semi-detached house51.9% · 2,388
Terraced house25.7% · 1,184
Purpose-built flat2.7% · 125
Converted house0.4% · 17
Other conversion0.2% · 8
Above shop / office0.3% · 15
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05016190
Region
North East
Density rank in council
33 of 51

Parishes in the ward

EdmondsleyKimblesworth and PlawsworthSacristonWitton Gilbert

Other wards in the same constituency

AAnnfield Plain & Tanfield22.3% aged 65+ · 58.0% owned10,628BBelmont26.9% aged 65+ · 69.5% owned10,734BBrandon19.4% aged 65+ · 56.9% owned12,124CChester-le-Street North22.4% aged 65+ · 60.6% owned8,877CChester-le-Street South24.6% aged 65+ · 68.5% owned11,082CConsett South17.6% aged 65+ · 61.5% owned5,698CCraghead & South Moor15.4% aged 65+ · 54.3% owned12,543DDeerness20.1% 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% owned13,917LLanchester & Burnhope27.9% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned5,993LLangley & Esh20.9% aged 65+ · 64.8% owned4,831LLumley & West Rainton24.7% aged 65+ · 67.1% owned9,600

All 51 wards of County Durham

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 6 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.