Electoral wardE05016130
Newsham ward, Northumberland
Newsham is one of 69 electoral wards of Northumberland County Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 5,384 residents in 2,372 households — 992 people per km², the 19th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blyth and Ashington constituency.
Residents, 20215,384council ward average 4,646
Households2,3722.27 residents per household
Density992/ km²about 5.43 km² · Northumberland 64
Aged 65+16.5%Northumberland: 25.4% · under 16: 22.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.4% · 343
5–97.5% · 405
10–158.1% · 436
16–194.3% · 233
20–246.0% · 323
25–3414.5% · 781
35–4918.6% · 1,002
50–6418.1% · 973
65–7410.2% · 549
75–845.0% · 271
85+1.3% · 68
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van27.0% · 641
1 car or van42.5% · 1,009
2 cars or vans24.0% · 570
3 or more6.4% · 152
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Northumberland overall: 65.2% owned, 17.8% social rented, 16.4% private rented.
Owned outright26.1% · 620
With mortgage27.9% · 662
Shared ownership0.8% · 18
Social rented29.0% · 689
Private rented16.0% · 380
Lives rent free0.2% · 4
Type of home
Detached house13.3% · 317
Semi-detached house41.1% · 978
Terraced house28.7% · 682
Purpose-built flat14.1% · 334
Converted house1.7% · 41
Other conversion0.3% · 6
Above shop / office0.8% · 19
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016130- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 27 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% owned6,656CCroft18.2% aged 65+ · 44.5% owned6,008HHaydon24.8% 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% owned5,950
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.