Electoral wardE05016277
Westoe ward, South Tyneside
Westoe is one of 18 electoral wards of South Tyneside Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,292 residents in 3,156 households — 5,754 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population.
Residents, 20216,292council ward average 8,210
Households3,1561.99 residents per household
Density5,754/ km²about 1.09 km² · South Tyneside 2,294
Aged 65+22.2%South Tyneside: 20.9% · under 16: 13.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.7% · 234
5–94.3% · 269
10–155.5% · 347
16–193.8% · 239
20–244.9% · 308
25–3413.0% · 815
35–4919.1% · 1,199
50–6423.6% · 1,482
65–7412.8% · 802
75–846.8% · 430
85+2.6% · 165
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van33.7% · 1,063
1 car or van43.1% · 1,359
2 cars or vans18.5% · 584
3 or more4.6% · 146
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; South Tyneside overall: 56.6% owned, 29.6% social rented, 13.2% private rented.
Owned outright35.4% · 1,119
With mortgage27.8% · 878
Shared ownership0.6% · 18
Social rented15.1% · 478
Private rented21.2% · 669
Type of home
Detached house2.4% · 76
Semi-detached house23.9% · 756
Terraced house28.7% · 906
Purpose-built flat34.9% · 1,101
Converted house8.4% · 266
Other conversion0.9% · 27
Above shop / office0.8% · 25
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016277- Council
- South Tyneside Council
- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 1 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.