Electoral wardE05011421
Keele ward, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Keele is one of 21 electoral wards of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, in Staffordshire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,886 residents in 365 households — 335 people per km², the 19th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency; for county elections it is in the Westlands, Thistleberry & Keele division.
Residents, 20212,886council ward average 5,871
Households3657.91 residents per household
Density335/ km²about 8.61 km² · Newcastle-under-Lyme 584
Aged 65+6.6%Newcastle-under-Lyme: 21.7% · under 16: 4.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–41.1% · 31
5–91.6% · 45
10–152.3% · 66
16–1937.6% · 1,085
20–2433.0% · 953
25–344.9% · 140
35–496.3% · 181
50–646.7% · 193
65–743.5% · 101
75–842.4% · 68
85+0.8% · 22
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.6% · 50
1 car or van39.8% · 146
2 cars or vans34.6% · 127
3 or more12.0% · 44
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Newcastle-under-Lyme overall: 67.7% owned, 17.1% social rented, 14.5% private rented.
Owned outright39.1% · 143
With mortgage32.8% · 120
Shared ownership1.1% · 4
Social rented7.9% · 29
Private rented19.1% · 70
Type of home
Detached house46.8% · 171
Semi-detached house36.4% · 133
Terraced house11.5% · 42
Purpose-built flat4.7% · 17
Other conversion0.3% · 1
Above shop / office0.3% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011421- County council
- Staffordshire County Council
- County division
- Westlands, Thistleberry & Keele
- Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 17 of 21
Parishes in the ward
Keele
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% owned5,491HHolditch & Chesterton16.6% aged 65+ · 50.7% owned5,736KKnutton15.4% 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.