Electoral wardE05011423
Knutton ward, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Knutton is one of 21 electoral wards of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, in Staffordshire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,925 residents in 1,229 households — 3,278 people per km², the 18th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency; for county elections it is in the Silverdale & Knutton division.
Residents, 20212,925council ward average 5,871
Households1,2292.38 residents per household
Density3,278/ km²about 0.89 km² · Newcastle-under-Lyme 584
Aged 65+15.4%Newcastle-under-Lyme: 21.7% · under 16: 24.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.5% · 220
5–97.4% · 217
10–159.1% · 265
16–193.8% · 112
20–245.5% · 162
25–3415.1% · 441
35–4919.5% · 570
50–6416.6% · 486
65–748.1% · 237
75–845.7% · 168
85+1.5% · 45
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van31.2% · 383
1 car or van44.6% · 548
2 cars or vans19.1% · 235
3 or more5.1% · 63
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Newcastle-under-Lyme overall: 67.7% owned, 17.1% social rented, 14.5% private rented.
Owned outright24.5% · 301
With mortgage20.8% · 256
Shared ownership0.5% · 6
Social rented37.2% · 457
Private rented16.5% · 203
Lives rent free0.5% · 6
Type of home
Detached house7.0% · 86
Semi-detached house51.7% · 635
Terraced house36.3% · 446
Purpose-built flat3.3% · 40
Converted house0.2% · 3
Other conversion0.5% · 6
Above shop / office1.0% · 12
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011423- County council
- Staffordshire County Council
- County division
- Silverdale & Knutton
- Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 3 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% owned5,491HHolditch & Chesterton16.6% aged 65+ · 50.7% owned5,736KKeele6.6% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned2,886MMadeley & 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.