Electoral wardE05016109
Croft ward, Northumberland
Croft is one of 69 electoral wards of Northumberland County Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,008 residents in 2,754 households — 4,921 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blyth and Ashington constituency.
Residents, 20216,008council ward average 4,646
Households2,7542.18 residents per household
Density4,921/ km²about 1.22 km² · Northumberland 64
Aged 65+18.2%Northumberland: 25.4% · under 16: 19.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.2% · 373
5–96.4% · 382
10–157.2% · 433
16–194.4% · 265
20–246.4% · 384
25–3413.0% · 781
35–4917.1% · 1,025
50–6421.1% · 1,268
65–7410.3% · 619
75–845.3% · 320
85+2.6% · 155
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van40.9% · 1,126
1 car or van37.9% · 1,042
2 cars or vans16.3% · 449
3 or more4.8% · 133
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Northumberland overall: 65.2% owned, 17.8% social rented, 16.4% private rented.
Owned outright26.1% · 717
With mortgage18.5% · 508
Shared ownership0.0% · 1
Social rented29.0% · 797
Private rented26.3% · 725
Lives rent free0.1% · 4
Type of home
Detached house7.3% · 202
Semi-detached house36.8% · 1,012
Terraced house37.9% · 1,043
Purpose-built flat12.8% · 353
Converted house3.4% · 94
Other conversion1.0% · 28
Above shop / office0.7% · 19
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016109- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 1 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% owned6,004CCowpen18.8% aged 65+ · 42.8% owned6,656HHaydon24.8% 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.