Electoral wardE05016276

West Park ward, South Tyneside

West Park is one of 18 electoral wards of South Tyneside Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 8,564 residents in 4,318 households — 5,115 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population.

Residents, 20218,564council ward average 8,210

Households4,3181.98 residents per household

Density5,115/ km²about 1.67 km² · South Tyneside 2,294

Aged 65+21.3%South Tyneside: 20.9% · under 16: 14.3%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.9% · 424

5–94.2% · 362

10–155.2% · 443

16–193.4% · 291

20–245.4% · 464

25–3413.9% · 1,193

35–4918.3% · 1,573

50–6423.3% · 1,997

65–7411.0% · 940

75–847.4% · 633

85+3.0% · 254

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van34.2% · 1,478

1 car or van43.9% · 1,897

2 cars or vans17.4% · 751

3 or more4.5% · 193

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright34.3% · 1,481

With mortgage26.8% · 1,159

Shared ownership0.7% · 32

Social rented10.1% · 438

Private rented28.0% · 1,209

Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house2.5% · 108

Semi-detached house24.4% · 1,053

Terraced house24.0% · 1,039

Purpose-built flat36.0% · 1,556

Converted house11.6% · 503

Other conversion0.8% · 33

Above shop / office0.7% · 29

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05016276
Council: South Tyneside Council
Region: North East
Density rank in council: 3 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.