Newcastle City Council

Local authority area: Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a metropolitan borough, in the North East England region of England. It covers 113.5 km² and had 320,605 residents in 2024 — about 2,826 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Newcastle upon Tyne.

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Council headquartersNewcastle Civic Centre

People

Population

Estimates recorded for Newcastle upon Tyne, 1971–2024.

Residents, 2024320,605+5.1% since 1971

Land area113.5km²43.8 sq mi

Density2,826/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#68of 382 UK councils · #62 in England

Population estimates10 data points

305K271.4K260.8K259.6K280.2K282.4K292.9K300.2K307.6K320.6K

1971198119912001201120122015201820222024

History

How the council came to be

1974
Created
Formed from Castle Ward Rural District, Newburn Urban District, Gosforth Urban District, County Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne, Moot Hall and Precincts Rural District.

Borders

Neighbouring councils

GGatesheadMetropolitan borough197,722 NNorth TynesideMetropolitan borough210,487 NNorthumberlandUnitary authority324,362 CCastle MorpethDistrict council SSouth TynesideMetropolitan borough148,667

Same region, same type

Other metropolitan boroughs in North East

All councils in North East

Sunderland277,354 North Tyneside210,487 Gateshead197,722 South Tyneside148,667

Elections

26 electoral wards

Census 2021: 300,121 residents in 122,796 households across the wards; 14.8% aged 65+, 49.2% of homes owned, 36.6% of households without a car.

1Ouseburn5,495 households · 5.2% aged 65+18,784 2Elswick6,007 households · 9.6% aged 65+16,857 3Jesmond6,162 households · 9.9% aged 65+16,773 4Arthur's Hill5,239 households · 6.3% aged 65+16,175 5Byker7,148 households · 13.7% aged 65+15,106 6Monument5,043 households · 4.7% aged 65+14,094

All wards of Newcastle upon Tyne

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CAcas Counselling ServiceCouncil office · Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5JB TNewcastle City Council Facility ServicesTown council · Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8QH · hours listed

Source: Wikidata Q21012735 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.