Benwell, Scotswood & Denton Burn ward, Newcastle upon Tyne

Benwell, Scotswood & Denton Burn is one of 26 electoral wards of Newcastle City Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 8,325 residents in 3,635 households — 3,138 people per km², the 25th largest of the council's wards by population.

Residents, 20218,325council ward average 11,543

Households3,6352.29 residents per household

Density3,138/ km²about 2.65 km² · Newcastle upon Tyne 2,646

Aged 65+17.9%Newcastle upon Tyne: 14.8% · under 16: 19.7%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.6% · 463

5–96.6% · 546

10–157.6% · 630

16–194.2% · 347

20–244.6% · 381

25–3414.5% · 1,205

35–4919.0% · 1,582

50–6420.2% · 1,682

65–7410.2% · 845

75–845.4% · 446

85+2.4% · 198

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van35.0% · 1,272

1 car or van42.7% · 1,554

2 cars or vans18.5% · 672

3 or more3.8% · 138

Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Newcastle upon Tyne overall: 49.2% owned, 27.3% social rented, 22.8% private rented.

Owned outright27.2% · 992

With mortgage28.2% · 1,026

Shared ownership0.5% · 18

Social rented26.8% · 976

Private rented17.0% · 618

Lives rent free0.3% · 11

Type of home

Detached house6.4% · 231

Semi-detached house59.2% · 2,149

Terraced house15.8% · 574

Purpose-built flat16.0% · 581

Converted house2.0% · 72

Other conversion0.3% · 12

Above shop / office0.4% · 13

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05016348
Council: Newcastle City Council
Region: North East
Density rank in council: 20 of 26

All 26 wards of Newcastle upon Tyne

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 5 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.