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Electoral wardE05011431

Thistleberry ward, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Thistleberry is one of 21 electoral wards of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, in Staffordshire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 5,647 residents in 2,478 households — 1,903 people per km², the 12th 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 and Westlands, Thistleberry & Keele divisions.

Residents, 20215,647council ward average 5,871
Households2,4782.28 residents per household
Density1,903/ km²about 2.97 km² · Newcastle-under-Lyme 584
Aged 65+22.6%Newcastle-under-Lyme: 21.7% · under 16: 17.1%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.0% · 284
5–95.5% · 312
10–156.5% · 367
16–194.8% · 272
20–249.9% · 560
25–3411.0% · 620
35–4917.0% · 959
50–6417.7% · 999
65–7410.8% · 609
75–847.9% · 444
85+3.9% · 221

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van22.1% · 548
1 car or van41.9% · 1,040
2 cars or vans26.6% · 659
3 or more9.4% · 233
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright35.2% · 873
With mortgage25.0% · 620
Shared ownership1.5% · 38
Social rented21.7% · 537
Private rented16.5% · 408
Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house25.0% · 620
Semi-detached house43.8% · 1,087
Terraced house18.4% · 456
Purpose-built flat11.1% · 276
Converted house0.6% · 14
Other conversion0.2% · 5
Above shop / office0.4% · 10
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 12
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011431
County division
Silverdale & Knutton, Westlands, Thistleberry & Keele
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
11 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% owned2,886KKnutton15.4% 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% owned5,744TTown17.0% 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.