Parklands & North Gosforth ward, Newcastle upon Tyne

Parklands & North Gosforth is one of 26 electoral wards of Newcastle City Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 8,587 residents in 3,497 households — 1,235 people per km², the 24th largest of the council's wards by population.

Residents, 20218,587council ward average 11,543

Households3,4972.46 residents per household

Density1,235/ km²about 6.95 km² · Newcastle upon Tyne 2,646

Aged 65+24.4%Newcastle upon Tyne: 14.8% · under 16: 18.8%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.9% · 420

5–96.0% · 516

10–157.9% · 674

16–193.7% · 314

20–243.3% · 285

25–349.3% · 800

35–4919.4% · 1,665

50–6421.1% · 1,812

65–7412.9% · 1,106

75–847.8% · 672

85+3.7% · 321

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van12.3% · 429

1 car or van43.9% · 1,533

2 cars or vans35.6% · 1,243

3 or more8.3% · 291

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright49.3% · 1,724

With mortgage37.9% · 1,326

Shared ownership0.1% · 3

Social rented3.4% · 118

Private rented9.2% · 322

Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house24.9% · 870

Semi-detached house55.8% · 1,947

Terraced house12.7% · 443

Purpose-built flat6.0% · 211

Converted house0.3% · 10

Other conversion0.1% · 3

Above shop / office0.2% · 6

Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05016367
Council: Newcastle City Council
Region: North East
Density rank in council: 24 of 26

Parishes in the ward

North Gosforth

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