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Electoral wardE05016150
Wensleydale ward, Northumberland
Wensleydale is one of 69 electoral wards of Northumberland County Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 3,105 residents in 1,537 households — 3,959 people per km², the 63rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blyth and Ashington constituency.
Residents, 20213,105council ward average 4,646
Households1,5372.02 residents per household
Density3,959/ km²about 0.78 km² · Northumberland 64
Aged 65+26.9%Northumberland: 25.4% · under 16: 13.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.4% · 136
5–94.3% · 135
10–154.6% · 143
16–193.8% · 117
20–245.2% · 162
25–3411.6% · 359
35–4917.6% · 546
50–6421.6% · 670
65–7414.2% · 440
75–848.7% · 269
85+4.1% · 127
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van27.8% · 427
1 car or van44.3% · 679
2 cars or vans21.9% · 336
3 or more6.0% · 92
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Northumberland overall: 65.2% owned, 17.8% social rented, 16.4% private rented.
Owned outright32.7% · 503
With mortgage28.9% · 445
Shared ownership0.7% · 10
Social rented18.3% · 281
Private rented19.3% · 297
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house7.8% · 120
Semi-detached house37.5% · 578
Terraced house28.7% · 442
Purpose-built flat18.5% · 285
Converted house5.2% · 80
Other conversion1.8% · 27
Above shop / office0.5% · 8
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016150- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 5 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.