Electoral wardE05016133
Plessey ward, Northumberland
Plessey is one of 69 electoral wards of Northumberland County Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 2,973 residents in 1,374 households — 4,617 people per km², the 64th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blyth and Ashington constituency.
Residents, 20212,973council ward average 4,646
Households1,3742.16 residents per household
Density4,617/ km²about 0.64 km² · Northumberland 64
Aged 65+29.1%Northumberland: 25.4% · under 16: 14.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.1% · 123
5–94.6% · 138
10–156.0% · 177
16–192.8% · 84
20–243.5% · 104
25–349.9% · 295
35–4915.6% · 465
50–6424.3% · 721
65–7418.8% · 560
75–847.9% · 236
85+2.4% · 70
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van12.4% · 170
1 car or van47.5% · 652
2 cars or vans30.9% · 425
3 or more9.2% · 127
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Northumberland overall: 65.2% owned, 17.8% social rented, 16.4% private rented.
Owned outright53.6% · 737
With mortgage33.2% · 457
Shared ownership0.6% · 8
Social rented1.9% · 26
Private rented10.8% · 148
Type of home
Detached house26.2% · 359
Semi-detached house55.3% · 759
Terraced house18.1% · 249
Purpose-built flat0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.3% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016133- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 3 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 2 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.