Electoral wardE05016559
Pelaw, Heworth & Bill Quay ward, Gateshead
Pelaw, Heworth & Bill Quay is one of 22 electoral wards of Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 8,024 residents in 3,680 households — 2,526 people per km², the 16th largest of the council's wards by population.
Residents, 20218,024council ward average 8,916
Households3,6802.18 residents per household
Density2,526/ km²about 3.18 km² · Gateshead 1,378
Aged 65+20.2%Gateshead: 20.3% · under 16: 17.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.6% · 372
5–95.4% · 434
10–157.1% · 572
16–193.7% · 295
20–245.0% · 404
25–3412.7% · 1,022
35–4920.0% · 1,603
50–6421.2% · 1,701
65–7411.3% · 906
75–846.1% · 491
85+2.8% · 222
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van32.7% · 1,205
1 car or van44.3% · 1,630
2 cars or vans19.2% · 707
3 or more3.8% · 138
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Gateshead overall: 58.0% owned, 25.1% social rented, 16.4% private rented.
Owned outright29.1% · 1,070
With mortgage28.9% · 1,063
Shared ownership0.2% · 8
Social rented25.7% · 945
Private rented16.1% · 591
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house3.9% · 145
Semi-detached house67.0% · 2,468
Terraced house12.0% · 441
Purpose-built flat11.7% · 431
Converted house4.4% · 161
Other conversion0.3% · 12
Above shop / office0.6% · 22
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016559- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 10 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 5 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.