Electoral wardE05011432
Town ward, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Town is one of 21 electoral wards of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, in Staffordshire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 5,606 residents in 2,685 households — 3,099 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency; for county elections it is in the Newcastle South and Silverdale & Knutton divisions.
Residents, 20215,606council ward average 5,871
Households2,6852.09 residents per household
Density3,099/ km²about 1.81 km² · Newcastle-under-Lyme 584
Aged 65+17.0%Newcastle-under-Lyme: 21.7% · under 16: 10.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.6% · 200
5–93.2% · 182
10–153.3% · 185
16–196.6% · 370
20–2420.8% · 1,168
25–3414.8% · 831
35–4915.4% · 861
50–6415.3% · 858
65–747.8% · 439
75–845.8% · 324
85+3.4% · 188
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van43.6% · 1,172
1 car or van41.0% · 1,102
2 cars or vans11.6% · 312
3 or more3.7% · 100
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Newcastle-under-Lyme overall: 67.7% owned, 17.1% social rented, 14.5% private rented.
Owned outright21.6% · 580
With mortgage13.2% · 355
Shared ownership0.4% · 11
Social rented27.6% · 740
Private rented37.1% · 995
Lives rent free0.1% · 4
Type of home
Detached house5.2% · 140
Semi-detached house13.5% · 361
Terraced house43.2% · 1,158
Purpose-built flat30.0% · 806
Converted house4.7% · 127
Other conversion0.9% · 25
Above shop / office2.4% · 64
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011432- County council
- Staffordshire County Council
- County division
- Newcastle South, Silverdale & Knutton
- Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 5 of 21
Council offices in this ward
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% owned5,744TThistleberry22.6% aged 65+ · 60.3% owned5,647WWestbury 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.