Electoral wardE05016545
Birtley North & Lamesley ward, Gateshead
Birtley North & Lamesley is one of 22 electoral wards of Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 9,485 residents in 4,145 households — 377 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population.
Residents, 20219,485council ward average 8,916
Households4,1452.29 residents per household
Density377/ km²about 25.15 km² · Gateshead 1,378
Aged 65+19.5%Gateshead: 20.3% · under 16: 19.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.0% · 569
5–96.7% · 636
10–157.2% · 688
16–193.7% · 350
20–244.5% · 430
25–3412.3% · 1,167
35–4920.3% · 1,923
50–6419.8% · 1,875
65–7410.9% · 1,039
75–846.4% · 607
85+2.2% · 206
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van26.5% · 1,101
1 car or van42.0% · 1,742
2 cars or vans24.3% · 1,006
3 or more7.2% · 298
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Gateshead overall: 58.0% owned, 25.1% social rented, 16.4% private rented.
Owned outright28.9% · 1,198
With mortgage31.0% · 1,286
Shared ownership0.6% · 23
Social rented31.0% · 1,287
Private rented8.4% · 349
Lives rent free0.1% · 4
Type of home
Detached house16.9% · 703
Semi-detached house43.4% · 1,803
Terraced house30.6% · 1,269
Purpose-built flat6.5% · 268
Converted house0.7% · 31
Other conversion0.4% · 17
Above shop / office0.4% · 16
Caravan, mobile1.1% · 44
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016545- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 22 of 22
Parishes in the ward
Lamesley
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 5 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.