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Electoral wardE05016090
Bedlington Central ward, Northumberland
Bedlington Central is one of 69 electoral wards of Northumberland County Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 5,348 residents in 2,503 households — 1,171 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blyth and Ashington constituency.
Residents, 20215,348council ward average 4,646
Households2,5032.14 residents per household
Density1,171/ km²about 4.57 km² · Northumberland 64
Aged 65+28.9%Northumberland: 25.4% · under 16: 14.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.5% · 187
5–94.8% · 259
10–155.8% · 312
16–193.6% · 195
20–244.2% · 227
25–349.8% · 522
35–4915.9% · 851
50–6423.3% · 1,248
65–7414.6% · 783
75–8410.0% · 535
85+4.2% · 226
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van21.8% · 544
1 car or van44.0% · 1,099
2 cars or vans27.2% · 679
3 or more7.1% · 177
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Northumberland overall: 65.2% owned, 17.8% social rented, 16.4% private rented.
Owned outright38.0% · 948
With mortgage27.0% · 674
Shared ownership1.0% · 26
Social rented17.6% · 440
Private rented16.4% · 409
Type of home
Detached house23.3% · 583
Semi-detached house44.2% · 1,106
Terraced house19.9% · 498
Purpose-built flat8.3% · 209
Converted house2.8% · 70
Other conversion0.7% · 17
Above shop / office0.8% · 19
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016090- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 24 of 69
Parishes in the ward
West Bedlington
Other wards in the same constituency
AAshington Central19.3% aged 65+ · 50.3% owned3,688BBebside & Kitty Brewster12.1% aged 65+ · 82.1% owned4,025BBedlington 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 4 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.