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Electoral wardE05016146
South Blyth ward, Northumberland
South Blyth is one of 69 electoral wards of Northumberland County Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 5,061 residents in 2,129 households — 1,862 people per km², the 24th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blyth and Ashington constituency.
Residents, 20215,061council ward average 4,646
Households2,1292.38 residents per household
Density1,862/ km²about 2.72 km² · Northumberland 64
Aged 65+19.7%Northumberland: 25.4% · under 16: 19.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.4% · 274
5–96.5% · 331
10–157.1% · 357
16–193.9% · 197
20–244.2% · 211
25–3411.4% · 575
35–4920.6% · 1,044
50–6421.2% · 1,073
65–7411.9% · 601
75–846.2% · 313
85+1.6% · 82
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.0% · 192
1 car or van41.4% · 882
2 cars or vans38.6% · 822
3 or more10.9% · 233
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Northumberland overall: 65.2% owned, 17.8% social rented, 16.4% private rented.
Owned outright40.0% · 852
With mortgage44.6% · 950
Shared ownership0.8% · 17
Social rented4.3% · 91
Private rented10.3% · 220
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house44.7% · 951
Semi-detached house33.0% · 702
Terraced house14.1% · 301
Purpose-built flat7.0% · 149
Converted house1.1% · 24
Above shop / office0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016146- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 20 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.