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Electoral wardE05011426

Maer & Whitmore ward, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Maer & Whitmore is one of 21 electoral wards of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, in Staffordshire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,675 residents in 1,138 households — 62 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Stafford constituency; for county elections it is in the Newcastle Rural division.

Residents, 20212,675council ward average 5,871
Households1,1382.35 residents per household
Density62/ km²about 42.87 km² · Newcastle-under-Lyme 584
Aged 65+27.1%Newcastle-under-Lyme: 21.7% · under 16: 13.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.7% · 98
5–94.3% · 114
10–155.6% · 149
16–194.4% · 118
20–243.7% · 99
25–348.8% · 235
35–4915.3% · 410
50–6427.2% · 729
65–7414.5% · 387
75–849.0% · 242
85+3.6% · 95

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van5.6% · 64
1 car or van29.2% · 333
2 cars or vans39.7% · 452
3 or more25.5% · 290
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright49.5% · 563
With mortgage35.0% · 398
Shared ownership1.1% · 12
Social rented3.7% · 42
Private rented10.8% · 123

Type of home

Detached house72.0% · 819
Semi-detached house19.4% · 221
Terraced house4.2% · 48
Purpose-built flat0.8% · 9
Converted house0.1% · 1
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile3.3% · 37
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011426
County division
Newcastle Rural
Constituency
Stafford
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
21 of 21

Parishes in the ward

Chapel and Hill ChorltonMaerWhitmore

Other wards in the same constituency

LLoggerheads30.6% aged 65+ · 82.9% owned4,258

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.