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Electoral wardE05011419

Cross Heath ward, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Cross Heath is one of 21 electoral wards of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, in Staffordshire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 5,491 residents in 2,390 households — 3,892 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency; for county elections it is in the May Bank & Wolstanton and Bradwell & Porthill and Silverdale & Knutton divisions.

Residents, 20215,491council ward average 5,871
Households2,3902.3 residents per household
Density3,892/ km²about 1.41 km² · Newcastle-under-Lyme 584
Aged 65+16.3%Newcastle-under-Lyme: 21.7% · under 16: 19.1%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.5% · 300
5–96.8% · 372
10–156.9% · 378
16–195.6% · 308
20–247.2% · 397
25–3414.3% · 783
35–4919.6% · 1,075
50–6417.9% · 981
65–748.7% · 479
75–845.8% · 318
85+1.8% · 99

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van29.4% · 702
1 car or van44.3% · 1,059
2 cars or vans20.4% · 488
3 or more5.9% · 141
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Newcastle-under-Lyme overall: 67.7% owned, 17.1% social rented, 14.5% private rented.

Owned outright22.7% · 543
With mortgage25.0% · 597
Shared ownership2.5% · 59
Social rented36.9% · 883
Private rented12.9% · 308
Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house8.8% · 210
Semi-detached house52.5% · 1,255
Terraced house22.7% · 543
Purpose-built flat14.2% · 339
Converted house0.9% · 22
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.8% · 18
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011419
County division
May Bank & Wolstanton, Bradwell & Porthill, Silverdale & Knutton
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
2 of 21

Other wards in the same constituency

AAudley24.1% aged 65+ · 74.6% owned8,326BBradwell22.3% aged 65+ · 72.1% owned8,269CClayton24.6% aged 65+ · 68.7% owned2,853CCrackley & Red Street14.4% aged 65+ · 68.5% owned5,964HHolditch & 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

All 21 wards of Newcastle-under-Lyme

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.