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Electoral wardE05011433

Westbury Park & Northwood ward, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Westbury Park & Northwood is one of 21 electoral wards of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, in Staffordshire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 4,901 residents in 2,239 households — 2,180 people per km², the 16th 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 division.

Residents, 20214,901council ward average 5,871
Households2,2392.19 residents per household
Density2,180/ km²about 2.25 km² · Newcastle-under-Lyme 584
Aged 65+26.7%Newcastle-under-Lyme: 21.7% · under 16: 15.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.1% · 201
5–94.9% · 238
10–156.0% · 296
16–193.3% · 164
20–244.0% · 196
25–3410.8% · 529
35–4917.9% · 877
50–6422.3% · 1,092
65–7414.0% · 686
75–849.0% · 441
85+3.7% · 179

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van13.0% · 290
1 car or van42.3% · 948
2 cars or vans34.0% · 762
3 or more10.7% · 239
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright48.0% · 1,075
With mortgage32.2% · 722
Shared ownership1.0% · 22
Social rented9.2% · 206
Private rented9.5% · 213
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house60.1% · 1,347
Semi-detached house25.0% · 560
Terraced house9.0% · 201
Purpose-built flat5.4% · 120
Converted house0.4% · 8
Above shop / office0.1% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011433
County division
Newcastle South
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
10 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% owned5,744TThistleberry22.6% aged 65+ · 60.3% owned5,647TTown17.0% aged 65+ · 34.8% owned5,606WWestlands23.4% 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.