Electoral wardE05016369
Walker ward, Newcastle upon Tyne
Walker is one of 26 electoral wards of Newcastle City Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 10,993 residents in 4,953 households — 4,055 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population.
Residents, 202110,993council ward average 11,543
Households4,9532.22 residents per household
Density4,055/ km²about 2.71 km² · Newcastle upon Tyne 2,646
Aged 65+16.3%Newcastle upon Tyne: 14.8% · under 16: 22.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.6% · 727
5–97.9% · 863
10–158.1% · 886
16–194.4% · 485
20–245.7% · 624
25–3412.9% · 1,417
35–4919.0% · 2,092
50–6419.1% · 2,101
65–749.1% · 995
75–845.2% · 566
85+2.1% · 232
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van55.0% · 2,724
1 car or van34.5% · 1,708
2 cars or vans8.7% · 433
3 or more1.8% · 88
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Newcastle upon Tyne overall: 49.2% owned, 27.3% social rented, 22.8% private rented.
Owned outright11.4% · 564
With mortgage14.2% · 704
Shared ownership0.3% · 14
Social rented65.5% · 3,246
Private rented8.3% · 413
Lives rent free0.3% · 15
Type of home
Detached house4.8% · 239
Semi-detached house27.3% · 1,354
Terraced house44.1% · 2,182
Purpose-built flat21.6% · 1,072
Converted house1.6% · 80
Other conversion0.2% · 10
Above shop / office0.3% · 15
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016369- Council
- Newcastle City Council
- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 13 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.