Electoral wardE05016371

West Fenham ward, Newcastle upon Tyne

West Fenham is one of 26 electoral wards of Newcastle City Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 9,718 residents in 4,293 households — 4,882 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population.

Residents, 20219,718council ward average 11,543

Households4,2932.26 residents per household

Density4,882/ km²about 1.99 km² · Newcastle upon Tyne 2,646

Aged 65+16.6%Newcastle upon Tyne: 14.8% · under 16: 19.5%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.0% · 583

5–96.2% · 604

10–157.3% · 711

16–194.0% · 389

20–246.1% · 589

25–3414.6% · 1,421

35–4919.6% · 1,909

50–6419.5% · 1,898

65–749.1% · 887

75–845.3% · 519

85+2.2% · 209

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van35.6% · 1,527

1 car or van43.1% · 1,850

2 cars or vans17.4% · 747

3 or more3.9% · 169

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright25.5% · 1,094

With mortgage29.5% · 1,267

Shared ownership0.3% · 15

Social rented23.0% · 988

Private rented21.4% · 918

Lives rent free0.2% · 7

Type of home

Detached house5.2% · 223

Semi-detached house48.9% · 2,099

Terraced house16.5% · 708

Purpose-built flat23.0% · 987

Converted house5.6% · 242

Other conversion0.1% · 6

Above shop / office0.5% · 20

Caravan, mobile0.1% · 4

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05016371
Council: Newcastle City Council
Region: North East
Density rank in council: 6 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 6 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.