Electoral wardE05015871
Howdon ward, North Tyneside
Howdon is one of 20 electoral wards of North Tyneside Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 14,052 residents in 6,529 households — 3,764 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend constituency.
Residents, 202114,052council ward average 10,448
Households6,5292.15 residents per household
Density3,764/ km²about 3.73 km² · North Tyneside 2,538
Aged 65+17.0%North Tyneside: 20.5% · under 16: 19.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.9% · 832
5–95.8% · 821
10–157.6% · 1,073
16–194.4% · 620
20–245.5% · 776
25–3413.8% · 1,938
35–4920.2% · 2,838
50–6419.7% · 2,767
65–749.9% · 1,387
75–845.1% · 711
85+2.1% · 296
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van40.7% · 2,657
1 car or van40.2% · 2,626
2 cars or vans15.4% · 1,004
3 or more3.7% · 239
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; North Tyneside overall: 63.7% owned, 20.5% social rented, 15.2% private rented.
Owned outright18.6% · 1,215
With mortgage24.8% · 1,618
Shared ownership0.4% · 29
Social rented39.2% · 2,564
Private rented16.8% · 1,099
Lives rent free0.2% · 10
Type of home
Detached house5.7% · 371
Semi-detached house44.9% · 2,928
Terraced house22.1% · 1,445
Purpose-built flat22.7% · 1,480
Converted house3.7% · 243
Other conversion0.4% · 26
Above shop / office0.5% · 32
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015871- Council
- North Tyneside Council
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 6 of 20
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 8 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.