Newstead Abbey ward, Gedling

Newstead Abbey is one of 19 electoral wards of Gedling Borough Council, in Nottinghamshire (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 8,605 residents in 3,659 households — 255 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Sherwood Forest constituency; for county elections it is in the Newstead division.

Residents, 20218,605council ward average 6,172

Households3,6592.35 residents per household

Density255/ km²about 33.77 km² · Gedling 977

Aged 65+27.2%Gedling: 21.6% · under 16: 16.4%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.8% · 409

5–95.1% · 440

10–156.5% · 559

16–193.4% · 295

20–243.7% · 318

25–349.8% · 845

35–4917.6% · 1,516

50–6421.9% · 1,880

65–7413.9% · 1,200

75–849.6% · 830

85+3.6% · 312

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van9.9% · 361

1 car or van35.6% · 1,301

2 cars or vans39.5% · 1,444

3 or more15.1% · 553

Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Gedling overall: 73.9% owned, 9.7% social rented, 15.9% private rented.

Owned outright50.3% · 1,842

With mortgage35.1% · 1,285

Shared ownership0.4% · 16

Social rented4.9% · 180

Private rented9.1% · 334

Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house70.5% · 2,578

Semi-detached house16.1% · 589

Terraced house10.0% · 366

Purpose-built flat2.5% · 91

Converted house0.2% · 9

Other conversion0.3% · 10

Above shop / office0.4% · 15

Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05009701
Council: Gedling Borough Council
County council: Nottinghamshire County Council
County division: Newstead
Constituency: Sherwood Forest
Region: East Midlands
Density rank in council: 18 of 19

Parishes in the ward

LinbyNewsteadPapplewickRavenshead

Other wards in the same constituency

CCalverton23.7% aged 65+ · 74.2% owned7,579

All 19 wards of Gedling

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.