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Electoral wardE05016141
Rothbury ward, Northumberland
Rothbury is one of 69 electoral wards of Northumberland County Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 5,167 residents in 2,483 households — 8 people per km², the 22nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Northumberland constituency.
Residents, 20215,167council ward average 4,646
Households2,4832.08 residents per household
Density8/ km²about 637.90 km² · Northumberland 64
Aged 65+34.0%Northumberland: 25.4% · under 16: 12.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.9% · 148
5–93.7% · 193
10–156.0% · 309
16–193.0% · 155
20–242.8% · 146
25–345.5% · 285
35–4914.2% · 735
50–6427.9% · 1,440
65–7419.4% · 1,003
75–8410.7% · 552
85+3.9% · 200
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.1% · 275
1 car or van44.0% · 1,090
2 cars or vans33.0% · 818
3 or more11.9% · 296
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Northumberland overall: 65.2% owned, 17.8% social rented, 16.4% private rented.
Owned outright47.4% · 1,181
With mortgage19.2% · 477
Shared ownership0.5% · 13
Social rented11.1% · 276
Private rented21.8% · 543
Type of home
Detached house44.9% · 1,115
Semi-detached house28.9% · 718
Terraced house20.4% · 507
Purpose-built flat2.8% · 69
Converted house0.8% · 20
Other conversion1.1% · 28
Above shop / office0.9% · 23
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016141- Constituency
- North Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 68 of 69
Parishes in the ward
AlnhamAlwintonBiddlestoneCallalyElsdonGlantonHarbottleHeppleNethertonRothburySnitterThroptonWhittinghamWhitton and Tosson
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% owned5,620LLonghirst19.0% aged 65+ · 66.3% owned3,613LLonghorsley29.5% 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% owned5,779
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.