Electoral wardE05011415
Audley ward, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Audley is one of 21 electoral wards of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, in Staffordshire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 8,326 residents in 3,698 households — 282 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency; for county elections it is in the Audley & Chesterton division.
Residents, 20218,326council ward average 5,871
Households3,6982.25 residents per household
Density282/ km²about 29.51 km² · Newcastle-under-Lyme 584
Aged 65+24.1%Newcastle-under-Lyme: 21.7% · under 16: 15.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.4% · 370
5–95.1% · 422
10–156.2% · 513
16–193.5% · 294
20–244.9% · 409
25–3411.0% · 919
35–4917.9% · 1,493
50–6422.8% · 1,894
65–7413.5% · 1,127
75–847.7% · 638
85+2.9% · 243
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.2% · 488
1 car or van41.6% · 1,539
2 cars or vans33.1% · 1,225
3 or more12.1% · 447
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Newcastle-under-Lyme overall: 67.7% owned, 17.1% social rented, 14.5% private rented.
Owned outright43.3% · 1,602
With mortgage31.2% · 1,155
Shared ownership0.5% · 20
Social rented13.5% · 498
Private rented11.3% · 419
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house28.2% · 1,043
Semi-detached house37.0% · 1,369
Terraced house29.5% · 1,090
Purpose-built flat4.5% · 168
Converted house0.4% · 14
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.2% · 9
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011415- County council
- Staffordshire County Council
- County division
- Audley & Chesterton
- Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 18 of 21
Parishes in the ward
Audley Rural
Other wards in the same constituency
BBradwell22.3% aged 65+ · 72.1% owned8,269CClayton24.6% aged 65+ · 68.7% owned2,853CCrackley & Red Street14.4% aged 65+ · 68.5% owned5,964CCross Heath16.3% aged 65+ · 47.7% owned5,491HHolditch & Chesterton16.6% aged 65+ · 50.7% owned5,736KKeele6.6% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned2,886KKnutton15.4% aged 65+ · 45.3% owned2,925MMadeley & Betley27.9% aged 65+ · 74.5% owned5,454MMay Bank22.8% aged 65+ · 70.6% owned8,585SSilverdale18.3% aged 65+ · 59.3% owned5,744TThistleberry22.6% aged 65+ · 60.3% owned5,647TTown17.0% aged 65+ · 34.8% owned5,606WWestbury Park & Northwood26.7% aged 65+ · 80.3% owned4,901WWestlands23.4% aged 65+ · 75.4% owned8,368
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.