Electoral wardE05016273
Monkton ward, South Tyneside
Monkton is one of 18 electoral wards of South Tyneside Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 7,073 residents in 3,204 households — 4,348 people per km², the 16th largest of the council's wards by population.
Residents, 20217,073council ward average 8,210
Households3,2042.21 residents per household
Density4,348/ km²about 1.63 km² · South Tyneside 2,294
Aged 65+20.5%South Tyneside: 20.9% · under 16: 18.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.2% · 371
5–95.9% · 415
10–157.0% · 497
16–194.2% · 296
20–245.3% · 373
25–3414.1% · 997
35–4917.9% · 1,264
50–6420.0% · 1,412
65–7411.3% · 803
75–846.5% · 461
85+2.6% · 186
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van34.0% · 1,090
1 car or van43.1% · 1,379
2 cars or vans18.9% · 604
3 or more4.1% · 130
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; South Tyneside overall: 56.6% owned, 29.6% social rented, 13.2% private rented.
Owned outright28.1% · 900
With mortgage27.6% · 885
Shared ownership0.2% · 6
Social rented30.8% · 986
Private rented13.1% · 418
Lives rent free0.2% · 8
Type of home
Detached house5.2% · 166
Semi-detached house40.3% · 1,291
Terraced house37.8% · 1,211
Purpose-built flat13.1% · 420
Converted house3.1% · 100
Other conversion0.1% · 4
Above shop / office0.3% · 10
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016273- Council
- South Tyneside Council
- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 6 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.