Electoral wardE05016357
Gosforth ward, Newcastle upon Tyne
Gosforth is one of 26 electoral wards of Newcastle City Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 11,873 residents in 5,099 households — 4,421 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population.
Residents, 202111,873council ward average 11,543
Households5,0992.33 residents per household
Density4,421/ km²about 2.69 km² · Newcastle upon Tyne 2,646
Aged 65+20.8%Newcastle upon Tyne: 14.8% · under 16: 18.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.1% · 603
5–95.8% · 687
10–157.1% · 844
16–194.1% · 485
20–244.6% · 549
25–3411.3% · 1,345
35–4919.8% · 2,347
50–6421.4% · 2,539
65–7411.2% · 1,333
75–846.3% · 747
85+3.3% · 391
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van19.6% · 999
1 car or van44.9% · 2,291
2 cars or vans28.5% · 1,452
3 or more7.0% · 358
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Newcastle upon Tyne overall: 49.2% owned, 27.3% social rented, 22.8% private rented.
Owned outright41.8% · 2,133
With mortgage33.0% · 1,684
Shared ownership0.4% · 18
Social rented8.1% · 413
Private rented16.6% · 848
Lives rent free0.1% · 4
Type of home
Detached house13.7% · 699
Semi-detached house30.9% · 1,572
Terraced house28.2% · 1,437
Purpose-built flat20.7% · 1,056
Converted house5.1% · 258
Other conversion1.1% · 57
Above shop / office0.3% · 16
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016357- Council
- Newcastle City Council
- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 10 of 26
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.