Fellgate & Hedworth ward, South Tyneside

Fellgate & Hedworth is one of 18 electoral wards of South Tyneside Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 7,906 residents in 3,557 households — 899 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population.

Residents, 20217,906council ward average 8,210

Households3,5572.22 residents per household

Density899/ km²about 8.80 km² · South Tyneside 2,294

Aged 65+22.9%South Tyneside: 20.9% · under 16: 18.2%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.2% · 331

5–96.3% · 497

10–157.7% · 607

16–194.4% · 348

20–244.7% · 375

25–3411.0% · 871

35–4917.2% · 1,356

50–6421.7% · 1,714

65–7413.4% · 1,058

75–847.7% · 611

85+1.7% · 138

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van30.5% · 1,083

1 car or van44.7% · 1,587

2 cars or vans19.9% · 709

3 or more4.9% · 175

Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; South Tyneside overall: 56.6% owned, 29.6% social rented, 13.2% private rented.

Owned outright31.9% · 1,134

With mortgage25.1% · 894

Shared ownership0.3% · 12

Social rented34.9% · 1,240

Private rented7.8% · 276

Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house8.0% · 284

Semi-detached house51.1% · 1,819

Terraced house28.5% · 1,013

Purpose-built flat10.7% · 382

Converted house1.2% · 44

Other conversion0.1% · 2

Above shop / office0.3% · 12

Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05016268
Council: South Tyneside Council
Region: North East
Density rank in council: 17 of 18

All 18 wards of South Tyneside

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 6 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.