Electoral wardE05016370

Walkergate ward, Newcastle upon Tyne

Walkergate is one of 26 electoral wards of Newcastle City Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 10,177 residents in 4,710 households — 4,163 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population.

Residents, 202110,177council ward average 11,543

Households4,7102.16 residents per household

Density4,163/ km²about 2.44 km² · Newcastle upon Tyne 2,646

Aged 65+20.8%Newcastle upon Tyne: 14.8% · under 16: 16.5%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.1% · 521

5–94.9% · 501

10–156.5% · 660

16–193.9% · 398

20–245.4% · 553

25–3413.9% · 1,412

35–4916.3% · 1,658

50–6423.1% · 2,352

65–7411.7% · 1,190

75–846.8% · 694

85+2.3% · 236

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van36.6% · 1,727

1 car or van41.8% · 1,969

2 cars or vans17.2% · 809

3 or more4.4% · 208

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright32.5% · 1,529

With mortgage26.8% · 1,260

Shared ownership0.7% · 32

Social rented26.7% · 1,254

Private rented13.0% · 612

Lives rent free0.4% · 17

Type of home

Detached house6.8% · 321

Semi-detached house52.0% · 2,451

Terraced house18.7% · 884

Purpose-built flat18.3% · 861

Converted house3.2% · 151

Other conversion0.4% · 18

Above shop / office0.6% · 29

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05016370
Council: Newcastle City Council
Region: North East
Density rank in council: 12 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 7 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.