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Electoral wardE05016092
Bedlington West ward, Northumberland
Bedlington West is one of 69 electoral wards of Northumberland County Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 4,611 residents in 2,000 households — 521 people per km², the 39th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blyth and Ashington constituency.
Residents, 20214,611council ward average 4,646
Households2,0002.31 residents per household
Density521/ km²about 8.85 km² · Northumberland 64
Aged 65+18.6%Northumberland: 25.4% · under 16: 17.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.0% · 229
5–94.8% · 222
10–157.9% · 366
16–194.4% · 205
20–244.6% · 210
25–3410.9% · 501
35–4918.7% · 863
50–6425.1% · 1,160
65–7411.6% · 536
75–845.3% · 244
85+1.7% · 78
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.3% · 267
1 car or van39.7% · 794
2 cars or vans35.2% · 704
3 or more11.8% · 235
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Northumberland overall: 65.2% owned, 17.8% social rented, 16.4% private rented.
Owned outright37.9% · 757
With mortgage38.7% · 774
Shared ownership0.4% · 8
Social rented12.4% · 247
Private rented10.6% · 212
Type of home
Detached house49.5% · 991
Semi-detached house29.5% · 591
Terraced house14.0% · 280
Purpose-built flat6.1% · 123
Converted house0.2% · 4
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.1% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 7
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016092- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 34 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 Central28.9% aged 65+ · 65.0% owned5,348BBedlington East20.3% aged 65+ · 53.0% owned5,825BBothal23.1% 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.