Electoral wardE05016562
Wardley & Leam Lane ward, Gateshead
Wardley & Leam Lane is one of 22 electoral wards of Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 8,750 residents in 3,934 households — 1,964 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population.
Residents, 20218,750council ward average 8,916
Households3,9342.22 residents per household
Density1,964/ km²about 4.46 km² · Gateshead 1,378
Aged 65+22.9%Gateshead: 20.3% · under 16: 16.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.5% · 397
5–95.1% · 446
10–157.2% · 630
16–194.1% · 360
20–245.0% · 433
25–3410.8% · 945
35–4917.8% · 1,561
50–6422.6% · 1,973
65–7412.9% · 1,125
75–846.6% · 577
85+3.4% · 299
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van28.1% · 1,107
1 car or van45.2% · 1,778
2 cars or vans21.2% · 833
3 or more5.6% · 219
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Gateshead overall: 58.0% owned, 25.1% social rented, 16.4% private rented.
Owned outright35.4% · 1,394
With mortgage29.7% · 1,170
Shared ownership0.1% · 5
Social rented25.2% · 992
Private rented9.4% · 371
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house14.9% · 586
Semi-detached house63.7% · 2,508
Terraced house10.9% · 430
Purpose-built flat9.7% · 382
Converted house0.4% · 16
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.4% · 14
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016562- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 13 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.