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Electoral wardE05011435

Wolstanton ward, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Wolstanton is one of 21 electoral wards of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, in Staffordshire (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 6,143 residents in 2,812 households — 3,254 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency; for county elections it is in the Bradwell & Porthill and May Bank & Wolstanton divisions.

Residents, 20216,143council ward average 5,871
Households2,8122.18 residents per household
Density3,254/ km²about 1.89 km² · Newcastle-under-Lyme 584
Aged 65+19.7%Newcastle-under-Lyme: 21.7% · under 16: 16.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.0% · 310
5–95.3% · 326
10–156.2% · 379
16–193.9% · 240
20–245.8% · 358
25–3414.0% · 858
35–4921.2% · 1,305
50–6418.9% · 1,159
65–7410.3% · 634
75–846.3% · 390
85+3.0% · 187

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van21.1% · 592
1 car or van44.8% · 1,261
2 cars or vans26.4% · 743
3 or more7.7% · 216
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright34.4% · 967
With mortgage34.8% · 979
Shared ownership0.7% · 19
Social rented11.4% · 319
Private rented18.7% · 526

Type of home

Detached house10.6% · 298
Semi-detached house37.3% · 1,047
Terraced house39.4% · 1,105
Purpose-built flat9.9% · 278
Converted house2.0% · 56
Other conversion0.2% · 5
Above shop / office0.6% · 17
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011435
County division
Bradwell & Porthill, May Bank & Wolstanton
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
4 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% owned5,606WWestbury Park & Northwood26.7% aged 65+ · 80.3% owned4,901

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.