Dene & South Gosforth ward, Newcastle upon Tyne

Dene & South Gosforth is one of 26 electoral wards of Newcastle City Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 9,298 residents in 3,875 households — 3,559 people per km², the 22nd largest of the council's wards by population.

Residents, 20219,298council ward average 11,543

Households3,8752.4 residents per household

Density3,559/ km²about 2.61 km² · Newcastle upon Tyne 2,646

Aged 65+18.2%Newcastle upon Tyne: 14.8% · under 16: 17.1%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.6% · 520

5–95.4% · 504

10–156.1% · 568

16–194.9% · 457

20–246.6% · 618

25–3414.6% · 1,356

35–4920.0% · 1,860

50–6418.5% · 1,724

65–7410.3% · 954

75–844.8% · 443

85+3.2% · 294

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van20.8% · 807

1 car or van48.1% · 1,862

2 cars or vans25.8% · 1,001

3 or more5.3% · 204

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright39.1% · 1,517

With mortgage36.0% · 1,398

Shared ownership0.6% · 25

Social rented6.0% · 231

Private rented18.2% · 707

Type of home

Detached house12.7% · 491

Semi-detached house55.1% · 2,136

Terraced house11.0% · 426

Purpose-built flat15.5% · 602

Converted house4.9% · 189

Other conversion0.0% · 1

Above shop / office0.8% · 31

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05016353
Council: Newcastle City Council
Region: North East
Density rank in council: 18 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 6 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.