Longbenton & Benton ward, North Tyneside

Longbenton & Benton is one of 20 electoral wards of North Tyneside Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 11,163 residents in 5,298 households — 2,776 people per km², the 6th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Newcastle upon Tyne North constituency.

Residents, 202111,163council ward average 10,448

Households5,2982.11 residents per household

Density2,776/ km²about 4.02 km² · North Tyneside 2,538

Aged 65+16.9%North Tyneside: 20.5% · under 16: 18.0%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.3% · 703

5–95.6% · 623

10–156.1% · 683

16–193.6% · 398

20–244.8% · 537

25–3416.3% · 1,823

35–4921.3% · 2,380

50–6419.1% · 2,129

65–749.4% · 1,048

75–845.1% · 574

85+2.4% · 266

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van34.8% · 1,845

1 car or van45.0% · 2,382

2 cars or vans16.8% · 890

3 or more3.4% · 179

Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; North Tyneside overall: 63.7% owned, 20.5% social rented, 15.2% private rented.

Owned outright23.1% · 1,222

With mortgage28.6% · 1,518

Shared ownership0.4% · 19

Social rented34.0% · 1,800

Private rented13.9% · 738

Lives rent free0.1% · 4

Type of home

Detached house7.9% · 418

Semi-detached house39.6% · 2,097

Terraced house24.4% · 1,292

Purpose-built flat27.2% · 1,439

Converted house0.7% · 36

Other conversion0.1% · 5

Above shop / office0.2% · 12

Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05015873
Council: North Tyneside Council
Constituency: Newcastle upon Tyne North
Region: North East
Density rank in council: 10 of 20

Other wards in the same constituency

CCamperdown21.0% aged 65+ · 61.2% owned8,349 FForest Hall22.8% aged 65+ · 66.3% owned10,854

All 20 wards of North Tyneside

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.