Electoral wardE05011417
Clayton ward, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Clayton is one of 21 electoral wards of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, in Staffordshire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,853 residents in 1,272 households — 2,836 people per km², the 20th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency; for county elections it is in the Newcastle South division.
Residents, 20212,853council ward average 5,871
Households1,2722.24 residents per household
Density2,836/ km²about 1.01 km² · Newcastle-under-Lyme 584
Aged 65+24.6%Newcastle-under-Lyme: 21.7% · under 16: 16.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.3% · 122
5–95.5% · 158
10–157.1% · 203
16–194.7% · 135
20–245.0% · 143
25–3410.2% · 292
35–4917.1% · 489
50–6421.4% · 611
65–7411.4% · 325
75–849.9% · 284
85+3.3% · 94
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van21.1% · 268
1 car or van43.3% · 551
2 cars or vans28.6% · 364
3 or more7.0% · 89
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Newcastle-under-Lyme overall: 67.7% owned, 17.1% social rented, 14.5% private rented.
Owned outright39.3% · 500
With mortgage29.4% · 374
Shared ownership0.2% · 3
Social rented21.1% · 269
Private rented9.8% · 125
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house10.6% · 135
Semi-detached house71.4% · 907
Terraced house8.3% · 105
Purpose-built flat9.1% · 116
Converted house0.3% · 4
Above shop / office0.2% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011417- County council
- Staffordshire County Council
- County division
- Newcastle South
- Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 7 of 21
Other wards in the same constituency
AAudley24.1% aged 65+ · 74.6% owned8,326BBradwell22.3% aged 65+ · 72.1% owned8,269CCrackley & 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.