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Electoral wardE05016091
Bedlington East ward, Northumberland
Bedlington East is one of 69 electoral wards of Northumberland County Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 5,825 residents in 2,721 households — 2,198 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blyth and Ashington constituency.
Residents, 20215,825council ward average 4,646
Households2,7212.14 residents per household
Density2,198/ km²about 2.65 km² · Northumberland 64
Aged 65+20.3%Northumberland: 25.4% · under 16: 17.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.0% · 292
5–95.7% · 331
10–157.1% · 416
16–194.5% · 262
20–245.6% · 326
25–3411.8% · 686
35–4918.3% · 1,068
50–6421.7% · 1,263
65–7410.9% · 634
75–846.8% · 399
85+2.6% · 153
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van27.3% · 742
1 car or van43.6% · 1,185
2 cars or vans22.4% · 607
3 or more6.7% · 181
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Northumberland overall: 65.2% owned, 17.8% social rented, 16.4% private rented.
Owned outright28.3% · 771
With mortgage24.7% · 672
Shared ownership0.1% · 3
Social rented26.2% · 712
Private rented20.6% · 560
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house14.1% · 384
Semi-detached house49.2% · 1,337
Terraced house18.2% · 494
Purpose-built flat13.0% · 352
Converted house4.7% · 129
Other conversion0.4% · 11
Above shop / office0.3% · 9
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016091- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 18 of 69
Parishes in the ward
East 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 Central28.9% aged 65+ · 65.0% owned5,348BBedlington 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.