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Electoral wardE05016087
Ashington Central ward, Northumberland
Ashington Central is one of 69 electoral wards of Northumberland County Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 3,688 residents in 1,757 households — 3,795 people per km², the 59th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blyth and Ashington constituency.
Residents, 20213,688council ward average 4,646
Households1,7572.1 residents per household
Density3,795/ km²about 0.97 km² · Northumberland 64
Aged 65+19.3%Northumberland: 25.4% · under 16: 19.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.2% · 193
5–97.2% · 266
10–157.1% · 263
16–194.3% · 158
20–244.6% · 171
25–3412.7% · 469
35–4917.9% · 658
50–6421.6% · 795
65–7411.5% · 423
75–845.9% · 216
85+2.0% · 74
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van35.8% · 629
1 car or van44.1% · 775
2 cars or vans15.8% · 278
3 or more4.2% · 74
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Northumberland overall: 65.2% owned, 17.8% social rented, 16.4% private rented.
Owned outright27.7% · 487
With mortgage22.6% · 398
Shared ownership1.2% · 21
Social rented24.9% · 437
Private rented23.5% · 414
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house2.2% · 38
Semi-detached house19.6% · 344
Terraced house61.7% · 1,083
Purpose-built flat12.1% · 213
Converted house2.1% · 36
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office2.2% · 38
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016087- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 7 of 69
Parishes in the ward
Ashington
Other wards in the same constituency
BBebside & Kitty Brewster12.1% aged 65+ · 82.1% owned4,025BBedlington Central28.9% aged 65+ · 65.0% owned5,348BBedlington East20.3% aged 65+ · 53.0% owned5,825BBedlington West18.6% aged 65+ · 76.6% owned4,611BBothal23.1% aged 65+ · 66.2% owned4,904CChoppington & Hepscott19.2% aged 65+ · 65.1% owned4,641CCollege with North Seaton22.8% aged 65+ · 49.7% owned6,004CCowpen18.8% aged 65+ · 42.8% owned6,656CCroft18.2% aged 65+ · 44.5% owned6,008HHaydon24.8% aged 65+ · 74.5% owned4,214HHirst15.3% aged 65+ · 39.4% owned6,612IIsabella21.6% aged 65+ · 45.0% owned6,521NNewbiggin-by-the-Sea25.8% aged 65+ · 55.3% owned5,950NNewsham16.5% aged 65+ · 54.0% owned5,384
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 3 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.