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Electoral wardE05015881

Wallsend Central ward, North Tyneside

Wallsend Central is one of 20 electoral wards of North Tyneside Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 9,172 residents in 4,654 households — 3,820 people per km², the 16th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend constituency.

Residents, 20219,172council ward average 10,448
Households4,6541.97 residents per household
Density3,820/ km²about 2.40 km² · North Tyneside 2,538
Aged 65+13.3%North Tyneside: 20.5% · under 16: 17.7%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.3% · 483
5–95.7% · 524
10–156.8% · 619
16–194.2% · 385
20–247.1% · 655
25–3416.2% · 1,488
35–4920.6% · 1,885
50–6420.8% · 1,907
65–748.3% · 765
75–843.7% · 343
85+1.2% · 113

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van43.8% · 2,039
1 car or van41.7% · 1,942
2 cars or vans12.2% · 570
3 or more2.2% · 104
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright20.5% · 952
With mortgage23.1% · 1,074
Shared ownership0.2% · 10
Social rented22.7% · 1,059
Private rented33.4% · 1,556
Lives rent free0.1% · 4

Type of home

Detached house3.5% · 161
Semi-detached house16.4% · 764
Terraced house29.2% · 1,357
Purpose-built flat37.5% · 1,743
Converted house11.3% · 525
Other conversion0.9% · 43
Above shop / office1.2% · 58
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05015881
Region
North East
Density rank in council
4 of 20

Other wards in the same constituency

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 6 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.