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Electoral wardE05016098

Choppington & Hepscott ward, Northumberland

Choppington & Hepscott is one of 69 electoral wards of Northumberland County Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 4,641 residents in 2,024 households — 317 people per km², the 38th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blyth and Ashington and Hexham constituencies.

Residents, 20214,641council ward average 4,646
Households2,0242.29 residents per household
Density317/ km²about 14.63 km² · Northumberland 64
Aged 65+19.2%Northumberland: 25.4% · under 16: 19.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.6% · 262
5–96.3% · 293
10–157.1% · 329
16–194.0% · 185
20–245.6% · 261
25–3411.7% · 543
35–4918.2% · 843
50–6422.3% · 1,037
65–7411.4% · 529
75–845.8% · 269
85+2.0% · 91

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van15.3% · 310
1 car or van43.1% · 871
2 cars or vans31.9% · 645
3 or more9.7% · 196
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Northumberland overall: 65.2% owned, 17.8% social rented, 16.4% private rented.

Owned outright31.9% · 645
With mortgage33.2% · 672
Shared ownership0.5% · 10
Social rented22.7% · 460
Private rented11.7% · 237

Type of home

Detached house29.1% · 588
Semi-detached house50.5% · 1,019
Terraced house16.5% · 333
Purpose-built flat3.1% · 63
Converted house0.4% · 8
Other conversion0.2% · 4
Above shop / office0.2% · 4
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05016098
Region
North East
Density rank in council
41 of 69

Parishes in the ward

ChoppingtonHepscott

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% owned5,825BBedlington West18.6% aged 65+ · 76.6% owned4,611BBellingham29.6% aged 65+ · 63.3% owned3,761BBothal23.1% aged 65+ · 66.2% owned4,904CCollege with North Seaton22.8% aged 65+ · 49.7% owned6,004CCorbridge36.2% aged 65+ · 74.0% owned4,977CCowpen18.8% aged 65+ · 42.8% owned6,656CCroft18.2% aged 65+ · 44.5% owned6,008HHaltwhistle28.6% aged 65+ · 62.7% owned4,650HHaydon24.8% aged 65+ · 74.5% owned4,214HHaydon & Hadrian27.4% aged 65+ · 68.0% owned4,443

All 69 wards of Northumberland

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.