Electoral wardE05016279

Whiteleas ward, South Tyneside

Whiteleas is one of 18 electoral wards of South Tyneside Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 8,386 residents in 3,884 households — 3,524 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population.

Residents, 20218,386council ward average 8,210

Households3,8842.16 residents per household

Density3,524/ km²about 2.38 km² · South Tyneside 2,294

Aged 65+20.6%South Tyneside: 20.9% · under 16: 17.8%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.3% · 443

5–95.6% · 474

10–156.8% · 574

16–193.9% · 329

20–244.9% · 414

25–3413.1% · 1,096

35–4917.2% · 1,440

50–6422.6% · 1,893

65–7411.2% · 939

75–846.3% · 529

85+3.1% · 262

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van33.9% · 1,316

1 car or van41.9% · 1,626

2 cars or vans19.3% · 749

3 or more5.0% · 194

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright26.7% · 1,037

With mortgage26.5% · 1,029

Shared ownership0.5% · 20

Social rented35.7% · 1,385

Private rented10.5% · 409

Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house5.2% · 203

Semi-detached house45.7% · 1,774

Terraced house38.1% · 1,479

Purpose-built flat8.8% · 343

Converted house1.6% · 61

Other conversion0.2% · 6

Above shop / office0.4% · 14

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05016279
Council: South Tyneside Council
Region: North East
Density rank in council: 9 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.