Electoral wardE05016550
Chowdene ward, Gateshead
Chowdene is one of 22 electoral wards of Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 7,972 residents in 3,669 households — 5,423 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population.
Residents, 20217,972council ward average 8,916
Households3,6692.17 residents per household
Density5,423/ km²about 1.47 km² · Gateshead 1,378
Aged 65+23.6%Gateshead: 20.3% · under 16: 15.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.2% · 337
5–95.2% · 415
10–156.4% · 512
16–193.9% · 309
20–245.2% · 416
25–3410.8% · 862
35–4917.8% · 1,420
50–6422.8% · 1,820
65–7410.4% · 833
75–849.5% · 760
85+3.7% · 293
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van33.4% · 1,225
1 car or van41.6% · 1,525
2 cars or vans20.0% · 734
3 or more5.0% · 185
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Gateshead overall: 58.0% owned, 25.1% social rented, 16.4% private rented.
Owned outright33.4% · 1,224
With mortgage26.8% · 984
Shared ownership0.0% · 1
Social rented30.3% · 1,112
Private rented9.2% · 338
Lives rent free0.3% · 10
Type of home
Detached house7.5% · 274
Semi-detached house44.8% · 1,643
Terraced house26.6% · 975
Purpose-built flat20.2% · 740
Converted house0.4% · 16
Other conversion0.0% · 1
Above shop / office0.4% · 16
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016550- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 3 of 22
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.