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Electoral wardE05011420

Holditch & Chesterton ward, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Holditch & Chesterton is one of 21 electoral wards of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, in Staffordshire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 5,736 residents in 2,401 households — 1,350 people per km², the 10th 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, 20215,736council ward average 5,871
Households2,4012.39 residents per household
Density1,350/ km²about 4.25 km² · Newcastle-under-Lyme 584
Aged 65+16.6%Newcastle-under-Lyme: 21.7% · under 16: 21.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.6% · 380
5–96.6% · 379
10–158.0% · 457
16–194.7% · 269
20–245.6% · 323
25–3413.8% · 792
35–4918.9% · 1,082
50–6419.2% · 1,100
65–749.1% · 520
75–845.0% · 288
85+2.5% · 145

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van26.2% · 629
1 car or van46.2% · 1,110
2 cars or vans21.6% · 518
3 or more6.0% · 145
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright25.4% · 609
With mortgage25.4% · 610
Shared ownership0.7% · 17
Social rented31.8% · 765
Private rented16.4% · 394
Lives rent free0.3% · 7

Type of home

Detached house9.2% · 222
Semi-detached house45.8% · 1,102
Terraced house35.5% · 854
Purpose-built flat7.7% · 185
Converted house1.2% · 30
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.4% · 9
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011420
County division
Audley & Chesterton
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
14 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% owned5,964CCross Heath16.3% aged 65+ · 47.7% owned5,491KKeele6.6% 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.