Electoral wardE05009857
Central ward, Middlesbrough
Central is one of 20 electoral wards of Middlesbrough Borough Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 11,490 residents in 4,292 households — 2,003 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Middlesbrough and Thornaby East constituency.
Residents, 202111,490council ward average 7,196
Households4,2922.68 residents per household
Density2,003/ km²about 5.74 km² · Middlesbrough 2,672
Aged 65+7.9%Middlesbrough: 16.8% · under 16: 17.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.5% · 631
5–95.9% · 675
10–156.6% · 756
16–197.5% · 862
20–2418.2% · 2,087
25–3418.6% · 2,132
35–4918.3% · 2,103
50–6411.7% · 1,339
65–744.6% · 528
75–842.2% · 258
85+1.0% · 119
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van55.4% · 2,379
1 car or van32.6% · 1,400
2 cars or vans9.0% · 385
3 or more3.0% · 127
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Middlesbrough overall: 55.0% owned, 23.2% social rented, 21.0% private rented.
Owned outright13.8% · 590
With mortgage11.7% · 500
Shared ownership0.3% · 11
Social rented30.3% · 1,299
Private rented43.8% · 1,880
Lives rent free0.2% · 10
Type of home
Detached house7.5% · 321
Semi-detached house13.7% · 588
Terraced house42.3% · 1,816
Purpose-built flat28.8% · 1,234
Converted house4.6% · 199
Other conversion0.9% · 37
Above shop / office1.7% · 75
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 22
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009857- Constituency
- Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 17 of 20
Other wards in the same constituency
AAcklam20.0% aged 65+ · 82.6% owned5,898AAyresome13.6% aged 65+ · 62.0% owned6,309BBerwick Hills & Pallister12.4% aged 65+ · 38.3% owned9,065BBrambles & Thorntree12.0% aged 65+ · 35.4% owned9,314KKader31.4% aged 65+ · 85.0% owned4,813LLinthorpe17.1% aged 65+ · 71.5% owned6,709LLonglands & Beechwood14.2% aged 65+ · 39.7% owned11,232NNewport9.3% aged 65+ · 26.7% owned10,773NNorth Ormesby13.5% aged 65+ · 29.5% owned3,264PPark14.8% aged 65+ · 60.9% owned9,587TTrimdon22.0% aged 65+ · 85.4% owned6,305
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.