Electoral wardE05016354

Denton & Westerhope ward, Newcastle upon Tyne

Denton & Westerhope is one of 26 electoral wards of Newcastle City Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 12,142 residents in 5,347 households — 4,761 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population.

Residents, 202112,142council ward average 11,543

Households5,3472.27 residents per household

Density4,761/ km²about 2.55 km² · Newcastle upon Tyne 2,646

Aged 65+20.5%Newcastle upon Tyne: 14.8% · under 16: 19.7%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.9% · 719

5–96.2% · 757

10–157.5% · 915

16–194.5% · 546

20–245.5% · 664

25–3413.1% · 1,593

35–4916.8% · 2,042

50–6419.9% · 2,416

65–7410.2% · 1,241

75–847.2% · 878

85+3.0% · 363

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van35.8% · 1,916

1 car or van41.1% · 2,197

2 cars or vans18.9% · 1,009

3 or more4.2% · 227

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright28.8% · 1,542

With mortgage26.8% · 1,434

Shared ownership0.2% · 12

Social rented30.6% · 1,635

Private rented13.3% · 710

Lives rent free0.2% · 12

Type of home

Detached house8.2% · 440

Semi-detached house44.9% · 2,401

Terraced house31.6% · 1,690

Purpose-built flat13.9% · 746

Converted house1.0% · 51

Other conversion0.2% · 12

Above shop / office0.2% · 10

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05016354
Council: Newcastle City Council
Region: North East
Density rank in council: 7 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 8 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.