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Electoral wardE05016145
Sleekburn ward, Northumberland
Sleekburn is one of 69 electoral wards of Northumberland County Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 4,378 residents in 2,046 households — 374 people per km², the 43rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blyth and Ashington constituency.
Residents, 20214,378council ward average 4,646
Households2,0462.14 residents per household
Density374/ km²about 11.69 km² · Northumberland 64
Aged 65+21.7%Northumberland: 25.4% · under 16: 17.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.6% · 246
5–95.6% · 245
10–156.2% · 271
16–193.9% · 172
20–245.1% · 222
25–3411.4% · 499
35–4918.0% · 788
50–6422.5% · 984
65–7412.6% · 552
75–846.8% · 298
85+2.3% · 99
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van23.7% · 485
1 car or van46.0% · 941
2 cars or vans22.0% · 450
3 or more8.3% · 169
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Northumberland overall: 65.2% owned, 17.8% social rented, 16.4% private rented.
Owned outright29.9% · 611
With mortgage25.4% · 519
Shared ownership0.3% · 6
Social rented22.7% · 463
Private rented21.7% · 444
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house15.2% · 311
Semi-detached house38.7% · 790
Terraced house34.7% · 708
Purpose-built flat7.2% · 146
Converted house2.1% · 43
Other conversion0.2% · 4
Above shop / office0.8% · 16
Caravan, mobile1.1% · 22
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016145- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 40 of 69
Parishes in the ward
ChoppingtonEast Bedlington
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.