Electoral wardE05016360
Kenton ward, Newcastle upon Tyne
Kenton is one of 26 electoral wards of Newcastle City Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 11,192 residents in 4,766 households — 3,721 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population.
Residents, 202111,192council ward average 11,543
Households4,7662.35 residents per household
Density3,721/ km²about 3.01 km² · Newcastle upon Tyne 2,646
Aged 65+16.0%Newcastle upon Tyne: 14.8% · under 16: 21.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.4% · 603
5–96.8% · 765
10–158.8% · 989
16–195.1% · 567
20–245.9% · 658
25–3413.8% · 1,549
35–4919.6% · 2,190
50–6418.6% · 2,085
65–749.1% · 1,022
75–844.7% · 530
85+2.1% · 235
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van36.2% · 1,724
1 car or van42.0% · 2,002
2 cars or vans18.2% · 867
3 or more3.7% · 174
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Newcastle upon Tyne overall: 49.2% owned, 27.3% social rented, 22.8% private rented.
Owned outright24.1% · 1,152
With mortgage24.3% · 1,161
Shared ownership0.1% · 7
Social rented40.4% · 1,928
Private rented10.8% · 516
Lives rent free0.2% · 8
Type of home
Detached house5.1% · 241
Semi-detached house45.0% · 2,146
Terraced house25.2% · 1,200
Purpose-built flat23.6% · 1,125
Converted house0.5% · 23
Other conversion0.1% · 5
Above shop / office0.5% · 24
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016360- Council
- Newcastle City Council
- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 16 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 7 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.