Electoral wardE05016349

Blakelaw & Cowgate ward, Newcastle upon Tyne

Blakelaw & Cowgate is one of 26 electoral wards of Newcastle City Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 10,934 residents in 4,597 households — 4,613 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population.

Residents, 202110,934council ward average 11,543

Households4,5972.38 residents per household

Density4,613/ km²about 2.37 km² · Newcastle upon Tyne 2,646

Aged 65+13.3%Newcastle upon Tyne: 14.8% · under 16: 23.8%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–47.0% · 766

5–97.8% · 857

10–158.9% · 975

16–194.5% · 490

20–245.6% · 611

25–3414.7% · 1,609

35–4920.5% · 2,242

50–6417.6% · 1,922

65–747.6% · 835

75–844.0% · 433

85+1.7% · 187

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van40.2% · 1,846

1 car or van42.6% · 1,959

2 cars or vans14.4% · 660

3 or more2.9% · 132

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright15.2% · 700

With mortgage23.3% · 1,071

Shared ownership1.4% · 65

Social rented43.1% · 1,980

Private rented16.6% · 765

Lives rent free0.3% · 16

Type of home

Detached house5.9% · 270

Semi-detached house43.6% · 2,005

Terraced house30.0% · 1,382

Purpose-built flat18.3% · 844

Converted house1.8% · 82

Other conversion0.2% · 7

Above shop / office0.2% · 10

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05016349
Council: Newcastle City Council
Region: North East
Density rank in council: 9 of 26

Parishes in the ward

Blakelaw and North Fenham

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 6 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.