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Electoral wardE05016123
Longhorsley ward, Northumberland
Longhorsley is one of 69 electoral wards of Northumberland County Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 5,463 residents in 2,472 households — 19 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hexham and North Northumberland constituencies.
Residents, 20215,463council ward average 4,646
Households2,4722.21 residents per household
Density19/ km²about 292.14 km² · Northumberland 64
Aged 65+29.5%Northumberland: 25.4% · under 16: 12.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.2% · 174
5–93.7% · 203
10–155.7% · 311
16–193.5% · 189
20–243.0% · 165
25–346.7% · 368
35–4915.2% · 830
50–6429.5% · 1,612
65–7417.9% · 980
75–849.3% · 509
85+2.3% · 125
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.4% · 133
1 car or van34.6% · 855
2 cars or vans41.8% · 1,033
3 or more18.3% · 452
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Northumberland overall: 65.2% owned, 17.8% social rented, 16.4% private rented.
Owned outright48.8% · 1,208
With mortgage26.2% · 649
Shared ownership0.3% · 8
Social rented6.8% · 168
Private rented17.8% · 440
Type of home
Detached house58.3% · 1,441
Semi-detached house24.8% · 614
Terraced house13.8% · 341
Purpose-built flat0.5% · 13
Converted house0.5% · 13
Other conversion0.5% · 12
Above shop / office0.1% · 3
Caravan, mobile1.4% · 34
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016123- Constituency
- Hexham, North Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 63 of 69
Parishes in the ward
BrinkburnFeltonHartburnHesleyhurstHollinghillLonghorsleyMeldonMitfordNetherwittonNunnykirkRothleyThirston
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% owned4,378BBellingham29.6% aged 65+ · 63.3% owned3,761BBerwick East24.5% aged 65+ · 52.9% owned4,712BBerwick North31.6% aged 65+ · 59.3% owned4,332BBerwick West with Ord26.9% aged 65+ · 70.6% owned4,242CChoppington & Hepscott19.2% aged 65+ · 65.1% owned4,641CCorbridge36.2% aged 65+ · 74.0% owned4,977DDruridge Bay22.8% aged 65+ · 67.4% owned5,620HHaltwhistle28.6% aged 65+ · 62.7% owned4,650HHaydon & Hadrian27.4% aged 65+ · 68.0% owned4,443
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 3 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.