Electoral wardE05016151
Wooler ward, Northumberland
Wooler is one of 69 electoral wards of Northumberland County Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 3,754 residents in 1,886 households — 9 people per km², the 56th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Northumberland constituency.
Residents, 20213,754council ward average 4,646
Households1,8861.99 residents per household
Density9/ km²about 426.59 km² · Northumberland 64
Aged 65+35.5%Northumberland: 25.4% · under 16: 11.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.1% · 118
5–93.9% · 148
10–154.8% · 180
16–191.9% · 71
20–243.7% · 140
25–347.9% · 297
35–4912.4% · 463
50–6426.7% · 1,002
65–7419.7% · 739
75–8411.3% · 423
85+4.5% · 167
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van12.9% · 243
1 car or van48.0% · 906
2 cars or vans27.1% · 511
3 or more12.0% · 226
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Northumberland overall: 65.2% owned, 17.8% social rented, 16.4% private rented.
Owned outright41.6% · 784
With mortgage13.7% · 258
Shared ownership0.2% · 3
Social rented15.3% · 289
Private rented29.3% · 552
Type of home
Detached house35.1% · 663
Semi-detached house33.8% · 637
Terraced house23.2% · 437
Purpose-built flat3.2% · 61
Converted house0.7% · 14
Other conversion0.7% · 14
Above shop / office0.8% · 16
Caravan, mobile2.4% · 45
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016151- Constituency
- North Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 67 of 69
Parishes in the ward
AkeldBewickBranxtonCarhamChattonChillinghamDoddingtonEarleEglinghamEwartHedgeleyIldertonIngramKilhamKirknewtonLilburnMilfieldRoddamWooler
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 2 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.