North Ward Factsheet

Population • Whickham North has a total population of 8451 KEY • 48.8% are male and 51.2% are female FACTS • Between 2001 and 2011 the population increased by 567 or 6.7% Total Population

Ryton, Crookhill & Stella Whickham South & Sunniside Wardley & Leam Lane Winlaton & High Spen Birtley Whickham North & Greenside Lamesley Felling Bridges Chowdene & Heworth Dunston & Teams Dunston Hill & Whickham East & Saltwell High Fell & Whitehills Blaydon Lobley Hill & 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000

Age 0-4 5-7 8-9 10-14 15 16-17 18-19 20-24 KEY Residents 543 240 148 454 74 163 183 475 FACTS Change 01-11 +152 -8 -13 +11 -9 -30 +20 +76 25-29 30-44 45-59 60-64 65-74 75-84 85-89 90+ Residents 491 1645 1666 599 881 663 174 52 Change 01-11 +53 -35 +74 +91 +27 +113 +53 -10 Age Structure

65+ 16% 17% 18% 21% 35245 1770

45-64 25% 27% 27% 53111 27% 2265

34% 20-44 32% 33% 31% 66629 2611

0-19 24% 23% 23% 21% 45229 1805

England North East Whickham North North East Gateshead Whickham North

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Ethnic Origin • 96.4% of people in Whickham North are in the White British ethnic group KEY • 1% of people in the ward are White excluding White British FACTS • 2.6% of people in the ward are in a BME group Individual BME Groups EnglandEngland 0.4% Other Other 1.0% Black 3.5% 0.5% Black Asian 7.8% Mixed 2.3% 0.5%

0.5%

0.3% Asian 2.9% 0.2%

1.9%

1.5%

0.9% Mixed 0.8% 0.6%

North East Gateshead Whickham North

Combined BME Groups

Winlaton & High Spen Crawcrook & Greenside Ryton, Crookhill & Stella Chopwell & Rowlands Gill Whickham South & Sunniside Lamesley Windy Nook & Whitehills Blaydon Chowdene Dunston Hill & Whickham East Low Fell Birtley Wardley & Leam Lane Whickham North Pelaw & Heworth High Fell Gateshead Felling North East Deckham Lobley Hill & Bensham Dunston & Teams Saltwell Bridges England 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16%

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Ethnic Origin (continued…) Change in Ethnic Groups Between 2001 and 2011 300 +271.1% 250 +190.0% White British 200 +154.8% White Excluding White British 150 Mixed +102.6%

100 Asian % Change Black 50 +4.9% +0.0% Other 0 Whickham North

Households • Whickham North has 3811 households KEY • Average household size in the ward is 2.2 compared with the Gateshead average of 2.2 FACTS • In 2001 the average household size in the ward was 2.2 Average Household Size

Bridges Dunston & Teams Felling Chowdene Whickham North Winlaton & High Spen Lamesley Chopwell & Rowlands Gill Windy Nook & Whitehills Pelaw & Heworth Deckham Gateshead Lobley Hill & Bensham Low Fell Whickham South & Sunniside Crawcrook & Greenside Ryton, Crookhill & Stella North East Wardley & Leam Lane Saltwell High Fell Birtley Blaydon Dunston Hill & Whickham East England 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6

Pensioner Households • 27% or 1029 households in Whickham North are pensioner households KEY • The average proportion of pensioner households in Gateshead is 22% FACTS • 57% of pensioner households in the ward are single pensioners compared with 62% in Gateshead

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Other Households • 31% of households in Whickham North are married couple households KEY • 10% of households in the ward are cohabiting couple households FACTS • 11% of households in the ward are lone parent households • 32% of households in the ward are single person households Change of Household Types Between 2001 and 2011

80 +71.8% 70 60 50 40 Married Couple 30 Cohabiting Couple +20.1%

20 Lone Parent %Change 10 +4.9% Single Person 0 -10 -20 -12.0% Whickham North

Households with Dependent Children • In Whickham North 27% or 1036 households have dependent children KEY • The number of households with dependent children in the ward has increased by 104 since 2001 FACTS • In Gateshead 27% of households have dependent children • Within the ward 4% or 151 households have dependent children but no adults in employment Households with Dependent Children

Bridges Winlaton & High Spen Chowdene Lobley Hill & Bensham Whickham South & Sunniside Low Fell Felling Dunston & Teams Saltwell Gateshead Chopwell & Rowlands Gill Whickham North Crawcrook & Greenside Lamesley North East Ryton, Crookhill & Stella Windy Nook & Whitehills Pelaw & Heworth Dunston Hill & Whickham East Birtley England Wardley & Leam Lane Deckham Blaydon High Fell 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

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Housing Tenure and Type • Detached properties account for 15% of housing in Whickham North KEY • Semi-Detached properties account for 52% of housing FACTS • Terraced properties account for 16% of housing and Flats account for 17% Housing Tenure

Private Rented 16.8% 13.7% 12.5% 11.8% 5.1% 8.1% 5.6% Housing Assoc. 8.3% 16.5% 9.4% 14.8% 22.4% Council

Owner 64.1% 65.5% 62.2% 58.6% Occupied

England North East Gateshead Whickham North

Economic Activity • Economically active people are those aged 16-74 who were working in the week before the KEY Census, or were not working but were looking for work and available to start within 2 weeks FACTS • 4142 or 68% of people in the ward are economically active, compared with 68% in Gateshead • 1961 or 32% of people in the ward are economically inactive, compared with 32% in Gateshead Economically Active People 3000 2415 2500 Part-time employee 2000 Full-time employee 1500 Self-employed

No. 917 1000 Unemployed 366 282 500 162 Full-time student 0 Whickham North

Economically Inactive People

1400 1158 1200 Retired 1000 Student 800 Looking after home/family

No. 600 299 400 202 Permanently sick/disabled 187 115 200 Other 0 Whickham North

N.B. An economically active full time student is a full time student who is in employment or seeking employment and available to start work. Economically active part time students would fall in the employed or unemployed categories. An economically inactive student is a student who is not in employment, not seeking employment or is seeking employment but is unavailable to start work. 6 Whickham North Ward Factsheet

Qualifications • People with a degree in Whickham North have increased by 93.3% between 2001 and 2011. This KEY compares with a 98% increase in Gateshead FACTS • People whose highest qualification level is 2+ A levels have increased by 108.4% compared with a 128.2% increase in Gateshead • The percentage of people who have no qualifications has reduced by -10.2% compared with a - 13.8% reduction in Gateshead Highest Level of Qualification Achieved

Other 6% 4% 4% 5%

22% 21% 23% Degree 27%

11% 13% 11% 2+ A Lvl 12% 16% 16% 16% 5+ GCSE 15% 14% 14% 14% 1+ GCSE 13%

28% No Quals 22% 26% 25%

England North East Gateshead Whickham North

Car (or van) Ownership • The percentage of households without a car or van in Whickham North is 32%, which has KEY reduced from 37% in 2001 FACTS • In Gateshead, the percentage of households without a car or van is 37% Car (or van) Ownership

26% 22% 25% 2+ Cars 32%

42% 42% 43% 1 Car 42%

31% 37% 32% No Car 26%

England North East Gateshead Whickham North

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Health • 78% of people in Whickham North described their health as good or very good KEY • A further 7% of people described their health as poor or very poor FACTS • 10% of people in the ward said their day to day activities were limited a lot by their health, and 12% said they were limited a little. That compares with 11% and 11% respectively in Gateshead Self Assessment of Health 45 42% 40 35% 35 Very good 30 Good 25

% Fair 20 16% 15 Poor 10 5% Very Poor 5 1% 0 Whickham North

Change in Health Between 2001 and 2011 40 +32.3% 30 20 10 Very Good or Good 0 Fair -10 Poor or Very Poor

%Change -20 -30 -40 -33.1% -50 -39.9% Whickham North

People whose day to day activities are limited

Saltwell England Whickham South & Sunniside Bridges Low Fell Dunston Hill & Whickham East Crawcrook & Greenside Blaydon Ryton, Crookhill & Stella Dunston & Teams North East

Whickham North Limited a lot Gateshead Wardley & Leam Lane Limited a little Pelaw & Heworth Lobley Hill & Bensham Birtley Deckham Chopwell & Rowlands Gill Winlaton & High Spen Windy Nook & Whitehills Chowdene Lamesley High Fell Felling 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

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Whickham North Gateshead Population Total 8,451 - 200,214 - Males 4,122 49% 97,974 49% Females 4,329 51% 102,240 51% Density 22 - 14 -

Age 0-4 543 6% 11,869 6% 5-7 240 3% 6,323 3% 8-9 148 2% 3,987 2% 10-14 454 5% 10,880 5% 15 74 1% 2,439 1% 16-17 163 2% 4,778 2% 18-19 183 2% 4,953 2% 20-24 475 6% 12,104 6% 25-29 491 6% 14,059 7% 30-44 1,645 19% 40,466 20% 45-59 1,666 20% 40,515 20% 60-64 599 7% 12,596 6% 65-74 881 10% 18,608 9% 75-84 663 8% 12,412 6% 85-89 174 2% 2,897 1% 90+ 52 1% 1,328 1%

Living Arrangements of people aged 16+ People aged 16+ 6,917 - 162,253 - Living in a couple: Married 3,310 48% 71,136 44% Cohabiting 842 12% 21,540 13% Not living in a couple: Single 1,542 22% 41,422 26% Married 69 1% 1,581 1% Separated/Divorced/Widowed 1,154 17% 26,574 16%

Ethnicity White British 8,146 96% 188,355 94% White excluding White British 85 1% 4,387 2.2% Mixed 53 0.6% 1,558 0.8% Asian 127 1.5% 3,738 1.9% Black 18 0.2% 1,081 0.5% Other 22 0.3% 1,095 0.5%

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Whickham North Gateshead Religion Christian 5,894 70% 134,075 67% Buddhist 15 0.2% 423 0.2% Hindu 28 0.3% 497 0.2% Jewish 8 0.1% 3,004 1.5% Muslim 34 0.4% 2,096 1% Sikh 26 0.3% 356 0.2% Other religion/Religion not stated 486 6% 12,005 6% No religion 1,960 23% 47,758 24%

Health and Care All people whose daily activities are limited 1,868 22% 44,352 22% Aged 16-64 whose daily activities are limited 810 10% 21,500 11% Good or very good health 6,561 78% 153,127 76% Fair health 1,312 16% 31,158 16% Poor or very poor health 578 7% 15,929 8% All people providing unpaid care 939 11% 22,220 11%

Economic Activity All people aged 16-74 6,103 - 148,079 - Economically active: Part time employee 917 15% 21,023 14% Full time employee 2,415 40% 58,988 40% Self employed 366 6% 8,806 6% Unemployed 282 5% 7,419 5% Full time student 162 3% 3,948 3% Economically inactive: Retired 1,158 19% 23,531 16% Student 187 3% 6,832 5% Looking after home/family 202 3% 5,670 4% Sick/disabled 299 5% 8,844 6% Other 115 2% 3,018 2% Unemployed: Aged 16-24 90 1.5% 2,157 1.5% Aged 50+ 61 1% 1,254 0.8% Have never worked 35 0.6% 1,235 0.8% Long term unemployed 115 1.9% 2,916 2%

Households with Adults not in Employment All households 3,811 - 89,154 - No adults employed and dependent children 151 4% 4,337 5% No adults employed no dependent children 1,404 37% 29,712 33%

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Whickham North Gateshead Occupation All people aged 16-74 in employment 3,831 - 91,877 - Managers, directors and senior officials 396 10% 7,720 8% Professional occupations 569 15% 13,979 15% Associate professional and technical occups. 492 13% 10,437 11% Administrative and secretarial occupations 558 15% 11,925 13% Skilled trades occupations 381 10% 10,484 11% Caring, leisure and other service occupations 329 9% 8,667 9% Sales and customer service occupations 463 12% 10,206 11% Process, plant and machine operatives 244 6% 7,586 8% Elementary occupations 399 10% 10,873 12%

Qualifications All people aged 16-74 6,992 - 164,716 - Highest qualification achieved: 1+ GCSE or equivalent 978 14% 23,592 14% 5+ GCSEs or equivalent 1,120 16% 25,601 16% 2+ A Levels or equivalent 798 11% 18,611 11% Degree or higher 1,628 23% 35,409 21% Other 329 5% 6,748 4% No qualifications 1,745 25% 46,192 28%

Travel to Work People aged 16-74 in employment 3,831 - 91,877 - Work mainly from home 123 3% 2,868 3% Travel to work on public transport 616 16% 19,162 21% Travel to work in a car or motorcycle 2,623 68% 59,023 64% Travel to work in a taxi or minicab 17 0% 498 1% Travel to work by bicycle or on foot 427 11% 9,767 11% Travel to work by other means 25 1% 559 1%

Car or Van Ownership All households 3,811 - 89,154 - Household owns 1 car or van 1,644 43% 37,214 42% Household owns 2+ cars or vans 946 25% 19,389 22% Household does not own a car or van 1,221 32% 32,551 37%

Household Type All household spaces (properties) 3,973 - 92,602 - Detached 581 15% 9,759 11% Semi-detached 2,078 52% 38,617 42% Terraced 642 16% 24,928 27% Flat 671 17% 19,232 21% Caravan or other temporary structure 1 0% 66 0%

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Whickham North Gateshead Tenure All households 3,811 - 89,154 - Owner occupied 2,496 65% 52,278 59% Rented from: Housing association/RSL 194 5% 4,956 6% Council 628 16% 19,985 22% Private Landlord 408 11% 10,130 11% Other 40 1% 995 1%

Household Composition All households 3,811 - 89,154 - Single person younger than 65 589 15% 12,138 14% Single person 65+ 616 16% 17,175 19% Family where all are 65+ 432 11% 7,170 8% Married couple 1,188 31% 27,407 31% Cohabiting couple 380 10% 9,741 11% Lone parent 432 11% 10,596 12% Other composition 174 5% 4,927 6%

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