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Electoral wardE05016122
Longhirst ward, Northumberland
Longhirst is one of 69 electoral wards of Northumberland County Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 3,613 residents in 1,528 households — 99 people per km², the 60th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Northumberland constituency.
Residents, 20213,613council ward average 4,646
Households1,5282.36 residents per household
Density99/ km²about 36.61 km² · Northumberland 64
Aged 65+19.0%Northumberland: 25.4% · under 16: 19.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.2% · 188
5–96.7% · 243
10–157.6% · 275
16–194.2% · 150
20–244.0% · 145
25–3412.9% · 468
35–4920.6% · 746
50–6419.7% · 711
65–7411.8% · 426
75–845.9% · 215
85+1.3% · 47
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.1% · 170
1 car or van40.8% · 624
2 cars or vans36.3% · 554
3 or more11.8% · 180
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Northumberland overall: 65.2% owned, 17.8% social rented, 16.4% private rented.
Owned outright30.3% · 463
With mortgage36.0% · 549
Shared ownership0.9% · 13
Social rented16.9% · 258
Private rented15.8% · 242
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house35.4% · 541
Semi-detached house41.7% · 638
Terraced house21.5% · 329
Purpose-built flat1.0% · 15
Converted house0.1% · 1
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.2% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016122- Constituency
- North Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 53 of 69
Parishes in the ward
HebronLonghirstMorpethTritlington and West ChevingtonUlghamWiddrington Station and Stobswood
Other wards in the same constituency
AAlnwick Castle34.4% aged 65+ · 66.6% owned3,234AAlnwick Hotspur26.0% aged 65+ · 52.6% owned4,856AAmble24.5% aged 65+ · 58.4% owned4,712AAmble West with Warkworth35.1% aged 65+ · 79.2% owned4,093BBamburgh36.5% aged 65+ · 63.5% owned4,378BBerwick East24.5% aged 65+ · 52.9% owned4,712BBerwick North31.6% aged 65+ · 59.3% owned4,332BBerwick West with Ord26.9% aged 65+ · 70.6% owned4,242DDruridge Bay22.8% aged 65+ · 67.4% owned5,620LLonghorsley29.5% aged 65+ · 75.1% owned5,463LLonghoughton29.2% aged 65+ · 62.2% owned5,405LLynemouth26.0% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned4,653MMorpeth Kirkhill27.5% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned5,779MMorpeth North34.0% aged 65+ · 74.5% owned5,699
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 2 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.