Electoral wardE05016118
Hirst ward, Northumberland
Hirst is one of 69 electoral wards of Northumberland County Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,612 residents in 3,154 households — 1,283 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blyth and Ashington constituency.
Residents, 20216,612council ward average 4,646
Households3,1542.1 residents per household
Density1,283/ km²about 5.15 km² · Northumberland 64
Aged 65+15.3%Northumberland: 25.4% · under 16: 21.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.5% · 428
5–97.4% · 489
10–157.5% · 497
16–194.6% · 303
20–246.3% · 416
25–3414.8% · 978
35–4918.2% · 1,203
50–6419.5% · 1,289
65–749.0% · 594
75–844.8% · 319
85+1.5% · 97
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van44.0% · 1,388
1 car or van40.9% · 1,291
2 cars or vans12.5% · 395
3 or more2.6% · 81
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Northumberland overall: 65.2% owned, 17.8% social rented, 16.4% private rented.
Owned outright22.6% · 712
With mortgage16.9% · 533
Shared ownership0.3% · 9
Social rented22.3% · 704
Private rented37.9% · 1,195
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house4.0% · 126
Semi-detached house13.1% · 413
Terraced house72.3% · 2,283
Purpose-built flat6.1% · 193
Converted house3.5% · 111
Other conversion0.2% · 7
Above shop / office0.7% · 22
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016118- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 22 of 69
Parishes in the ward
Ashington
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% owned6,656CCroft18.2% aged 65+ · 44.5% owned6,008HHaydon24.8% aged 65+ · 74.5% owned4,214IIsabella21.6% 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.