Electoral wardE05016274

Primrose ward, South Tyneside

Primrose is one of 18 electoral wards of South Tyneside Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 9,260 residents in 4,297 households — 1,917 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population.

Residents, 20219,260council ward average 8,210

Households4,2972.15 residents per household

Density1,917/ km²about 4.83 km² · South Tyneside 2,294

Aged 65+21.0%South Tyneside: 20.9% · under 16: 17.8%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.0% · 464

5–96.0% · 557

10–156.8% · 629

16–194.0% · 366

20–245.2% · 480

25–3412.2% · 1,134

35–4917.4% · 1,615

50–6422.4% · 2,074

65–7411.6% · 1,079

75–847.0% · 645

85+2.4% · 221

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van38.0% · 1,633

1 car or van40.8% · 1,751

2 cars or vans16.9% · 724

3 or more4.4% · 188

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright25.3% · 1,088

With mortgage22.7% · 977

Shared ownership0.1% · 5

Social rented39.7% · 1,705

Private rented11.9% · 513

Lives rent free0.2% · 10

Type of home

Detached house5.4% · 230

Semi-detached house42.2% · 1,815

Terraced house30.9% · 1,327

Purpose-built flat18.2% · 781

Converted house2.5% · 108

Other conversion0.3% · 13

Above shop / office0.5% · 20

Caravan, mobile0.1% · 4

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05016274
Council: South Tyneside Council
Region: North East
Density rank in council: 14 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 7 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.