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Electoral wardE05016111
Haltwhistle ward, Northumberland
Haltwhistle is one of 69 electoral wards of Northumberland County Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 4,650 residents in 2,213 households — 20 people per km², the 36th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hexham constituency.
Residents, 20214,650council ward average 4,646
Households2,2132.1 residents per household
Density20/ km²about 230.20 km² · Northumberland 64
Aged 65+28.6%Northumberland: 25.4% · under 16: 15.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.2% · 196
5–94.9% · 226
10–156.0% · 278
16–193.7% · 173
20–244.2% · 197
25–349.6% · 447
35–4915.4% · 717
50–6423.4% · 1,087
65–7415.9% · 738
75–849.5% · 442
85+3.2% · 149
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van22.1% · 489
1 car or van43.8% · 969
2 cars or vans24.4% · 541
3 or more9.7% · 214
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Northumberland overall: 65.2% owned, 17.8% social rented, 16.4% private rented.
Owned outright42.8% · 948
With mortgage19.8% · 439
Shared ownership0.1% · 2
Social rented16.6% · 367
Private rented20.7% · 457
Type of home
Detached house23.2% · 515
Semi-detached house29.9% · 663
Terraced house33.8% · 750
Purpose-built flat9.1% · 201
Converted house0.6% · 14
Other conversion1.5% · 33
Above shop / office1.4% · 30
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 10
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016111- Constituency
- Hexham
- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 61 of 69
Parishes in the ward
CoanwoodFeatherstoneHaltwhistleHartleyburnKnaresdale with KirkhaughPlenmeller with Whitfield
Other wards in the same constituency
BBellingham29.6% aged 65+ · 63.3% owned3,761CChoppington & Hepscott19.2% aged 65+ · 65.1% owned4,641CCorbridge36.2% aged 65+ · 74.0% owned4,977HHaydon & Hadrian27.4% aged 65+ · 68.0% owned4,443HHexham East28.0% aged 65+ · 59.9% owned5,732HHexham North29.0% aged 65+ · 58.2% owned2,266HHexham West30.9% aged 65+ · 80.4% owned4,646HHumshaugh28.5% aged 65+ · 63.5% owned4,576LLonghorsley29.5% aged 65+ · 75.1% owned5,463PPonteland East & Stannington27.4% aged 65+ · 79.6% owned5,428PPonteland North29.2% aged 65+ · 81.2% owned4,273PPonteland South with Heddon34.0% aged 65+ · 88.1% owned2,837PPonteland West24.3% aged 65+ · 81.8% owned5,089PPrudhoe North & Wylam27.4% aged 65+ · 75.9% owned3,133
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.