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Electoral wardE05016262
Beacon & Bents ward, South Tyneside
Beacon & Bents is one of 18 electoral wards of South Tyneside Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 7,449 residents in 3,586 households — 3,558 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population.
Residents, 20217,449council ward average 8,210
Households3,5862.08 residents per household
Density3,558/ km²about 2.09 km² · South Tyneside 2,294
Aged 65+19.0%South Tyneside: 20.9% · under 16: 17.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.9% · 365
5–95.1% · 380
10–157.2% · 538
16–194.7% · 353
20–245.8% · 430
25–3412.1% · 904
35–4919.6% · 1,463
50–6421.6% · 1,610
65–7410.9% · 815
75–846.2% · 461
85+1.8% · 137
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van43.1% · 1,545
1 car or van40.7% · 1,459
2 cars or vans12.9% · 462
3 or more3.3% · 117
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; South Tyneside overall: 56.6% owned, 29.6% social rented, 13.2% private rented.
Owned outright26.3% · 942
With mortgage21.6% · 775
Shared ownership0.6% · 20
Social rented28.0% · 1,003
Private rented23.4% · 840
Lives rent free0.1% · 5
Type of home
Detached house2.0% · 71
Semi-detached house11.3% · 406
Terraced house35.6% · 1,278
Purpose-built flat40.2% · 1,443
Converted house7.4% · 264
Other conversion2.1% · 75
Above shop / office1.4% · 50
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016262- Council
- South Tyneside Council
- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 8 of 18
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 5 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.