Electoral wardE05016101
Cowpen ward, Northumberland
Cowpen is one of 69 electoral wards of Northumberland County Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,656 residents in 2,946 households — 2,751 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blyth and Ashington constituency.
Residents, 20216,656council ward average 4,646
Households2,9462.26 residents per household
Density2,751/ km²about 2.42 km² · Northumberland 64
Aged 65+18.8%Northumberland: 25.4% · under 16: 21.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.7% · 443
5–96.9% · 461
10–157.9% · 524
16–194.7% · 314
20–245.7% · 379
25–3413.8% · 917
35–4916.3% · 1,087
50–6419.2% · 1,280
65–7410.7% · 714
75–846.0% · 397
85+2.1% · 137
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van36.2% · 1,067
1 car or van42.9% · 1,263
2 cars or vans16.6% · 490
3 or more4.3% · 126
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Northumberland overall: 65.2% owned, 17.8% social rented, 16.4% private rented.
Owned outright21.5% · 632
With mortgage21.3% · 627
Shared ownership0.1% · 4
Social rented44.0% · 1,295
Private rented12.7% · 373
Lives rent free0.4% · 12
Type of home
Detached house5.9% · 174
Semi-detached house54.0% · 1,590
Terraced house27.6% · 812
Purpose-built flat12.1% · 356
Converted house0.3% · 8
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.1% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016101- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 69
Parishes in the ward
Blyth
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% owned4,611BBothal23.1% aged 65+ · 66.2% owned4,904CChoppington & Hepscott19.2% aged 65+ · 65.1% owned4,641CCollege with North Seaton22.8% aged 65+ · 49.7% owned6,004CCroft18.2% 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.