Wardley & Leam Lane Ward Factsheet

Population • Wardley & Leam Lane has a total population of 8327 KEY • 48.8% are male and 51.2% are female FACTS • Between 2001 and 2011 the population increased by 305 or 3.7% Total Population

Ryton, Crookhill & Stella South & Sunniside Wardley & Leam Lane Winlaton & Birtley Whickham North & Greenside Felling Bridges Chowdene & Heworth Dunston & Teams Dunston Hill & Whickham East & Saltwell High Fell & Whitehills & 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 483 283 186 482 105 192 204 417 FACTS Change 01-11 +30 -26 -11 -16 -13 -5 +10 -8 25-29 30-44 45-59 60-64 65-74 75-84 85-89 90+ Residents 473 1616 1878 552 721 586 109 40 Change 01-11 -3 -294 +345 +184 -115 +151 +54 +26 Age Structure

65+ 16% 17% 18% 17% 35245 1456

45-64 25% 27% 27% 29% 53111 2430

34% 20-44 32% 33% 30% 66629 2506

0-19 24% 23% 23% 23% 45229 1935

England North East Wardley & Leam Lane North East Gateshead Wardley & Leam Lane

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Ethnic Origin • 96.8% of people in Wardley & Leam Lane are in the White British ethnic group KEY • 0.8% of people in the ward are White excluding White British FACTS • 2.5% 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%

0.2% 2.9% Asian 0.2%

1.9%

1.6%

Mixed 0.9% 0.8% 0.5%

North East Gateshead Wardley & Leam Lane

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 600 +566.7%

500 White British 400 White Excluding White British 300 Mixed 200 Asian % Change +125.4% +101.9% +100.0% Black 100 +36.8% +2.2% Other 0 Wardley & Leam Lane

Households • Wardley & Leam Lane has 3605 households KEY • Average household size in the ward is 2.3 compared with the Gateshead average of 2.2 FACTS • In 2001 the average household size in the ward was 2.4 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 • 24% or 858 households in Wardley & Leam Lane are pensioner households KEY • The average proportion of pensioner households in Gateshead is 22% FACTS • 62% of pensioner households in the ward are single pensioners compared with 62% in Gateshead

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Other Households • 37% of households in Wardley & Leam Lane are married couple households KEY • 9% of households in the ward are cohabiting couple households FACTS • 12% of households in the ward are lone parent households • 29% of households in the ward are single person households Change of Household Types Between 2001 and 2011

35 +29.3% 30

25 +23.0%

20 Married Couple 15 Cohabiting Couple +10.9% Lone Parent

%Change 10 Single Person 5

0

-5 -2.7% Wardley & Leam Lane

Households with Dependent Children • In Wardley & Leam Lane 29% or 1052 households have dependent children KEY • The number of households with dependent children in the ward has increased by 27 since 2001 FACTS • In Gateshead 27% of households have dependent children • Within the ward 4% or 146 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 Wardley & Leam Lane KEY • Semi-Detached properties account for 65% of housing FACTS • Terraced properties account for 10% of housing and Flats account for 11% Housing Tenure 5.6% 12.5% Private Rented 16.8% 13.7% 7.4% 8.1% 5.6% Housing Assoc. 8.3% 20.1% 9.4% 14.8% 22.4% Council

Owner 64.1% 66.3% 62.2% 58.6% Occupied

England North East Gateshead Wardley & Leam Lane

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 • 4205 or 69% of people in the ward are economically active, compared with 68% in Gateshead • 1848 or 31% of people in the ward are economically inactive, compared with 32% in Gateshead Economically Active People 3000 2601 2500 Part-time employee 2000 Full-time employee 1500 Self-employed

No. 879 1000 Unemployed 322 252 500 151 Full-time student 0 Wardley & Leam Lane

Economically Inactive People 1200 967 1000 Retired 800 Student 600 Looking after home/family No. 320 400 237 250 Permanently sick/disabled 200 74 Other 0 Wardley & Leam Lane

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 Wardley & Leam Lane Ward Factsheet

Qualifications • People with a degree in Wardley & Leam Lane have increased by 94.3% between 2001 and 2011. KEY This compares with a 98% increase in Gateshead FACTS • People whose highest qualification level is 2+ A levels have increased by 120.3% compared with a 128.2% increase in Gateshead • The percentage of people who have no qualifications has reduced by -13.2% compared with a - 13.8% reduction in Gateshead Highest Level of Qualification Achieved

Other 6% 4% 4% 4%

22% 21% 18% Degree 27% 12% 13% 11% 2+ A Lvl 12% 16% 16% 16% 5+ GCSE 15% 16% 14% 14% 1+ GCSE 13%

28% 28% No Quals 22% 26%

England North East Gateshead Wardley & Leam Lane

Car (or van) Ownership • The percentage of households without a car or van in Wardley & Leam Lane is 32%, which has KEY reduced from 38% in 2001 FACTS • In Gateshead, the percentage of households without a car or van is 37% Car (or van) Ownership

26% 22% 24% 2+ Cars 32%

42% 42% 44% 1 Car 42%

31% 37% 32% No Car 26%

England North East Gateshead Wardley & Leam Lane

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Health • 77% of people in Wardley & Leam Lane described their health as good or very good KEY • A further 8% of people described their health as poor or very poor FACTS • 12% of people in the ward said their day to day activities were limited a lot by their health, and 11% said they were limited a little. That compares with 11% and 11% respectively in Gateshead Self Assessment of Health

50 44% 40 33% Very good 30 Good

% Fair 20 15% Poor 10 6% Very Poor 2% 0 Wardley & Leam Lane

Change in Health Between 2001 and 2011 30 +25.0% 20 10 Very Good or Good 0 Fair -10 Poor or Very Poor %Change -20 -30 -30.7% -40 -35.0% Wardley & Leam Lane

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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Wardley & Leam Gateshead Lane Population Total 8,327 - 200,214 - Males 4,067 49% 97,974 49% Females 4,260 51% 102,240 51% Density 19 - 14 -

Age 0-4 483 6% 11,869 6% 5-7 283 3% 6,323 3% 8-9 186 2% 3,987 2% 10-14 482 6% 10,880 5% 15 105 1% 2,439 1% 16-17 192 2% 4,778 2% 18-19 204 2% 4,953 2% 20-24 417 5% 12,104 6% 25-29 473 6% 14,059 7% 30-44 1,616 19% 40,466 20% 45-59 1,878 23% 40,515 20% 60-64 552 7% 12,596 6% 65-74 721 9% 18,608 9% 75-84 586 7% 12,412 6% 85-89 109 1% 2,897 1% 90+ 40 0% 1,328 1%

Living Arrangements of people aged 16+ People aged 16+ 6,788 - 162,253 - Living in a couple: Married 3,368 50% 71,136 44% Cohabiting 756 11% 21,540 13% Not living in a couple: Single 1,509 22% 41,422 26% Married 62 1% 1,581 1% Separated/Divorced/Widowed 1,093 16% 26,574 16%

Ethnicity White British 8,057 97% 188,355 94% White excluding White British 64 0.8% 4,387 2.2% Mixed 42 0.5% 1,558 0.8% Asian 133 1.6% 3,738 1.9% Black 16 0.2% 1,081 0.5% Other 15 0.2% 1,095 0.5%

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Wardley & Leam Gateshead Lane Religion Christian 6,055 73% 134,075 67% Buddhist 10 0.1% 423 0.2% Hindu 15 0.2% 497 0.2% Jewish 17 0.2% 3,004 1.5% Muslim 39 0.5% 2,096 1% Sikh 16 0.2% 356 0.2% Other religion/Religion not stated 433 5% 12,005 6% No religion 1,742 21% 47,758 24%

Health and Care All people whose daily activities are limited 1,861 22% 44,352 22% Aged 16-64 whose daily activities are limited 868 10% 21,500 11% Good or very good health 6,397 77% 153,127 76% Fair health 1,253 15% 31,158 16% Poor or very poor health 677 8% 15,929 8% All people providing unpaid care 996 12% 22,220 11%

Economic Activity All people aged 16-74 6,053 - 148,079 - Economically active: Part time employee 879 15% 21,023 14% Full time employee 2,601 43% 58,988 40% Self employed 322 5% 8,806 6% Unemployed 252 4% 7,419 5% Full time student 151 2% 3,948 3% Economically inactive: Retired 967 16% 23,531 16% Student 237 4% 6,832 5% Looking after home/family 250 4% 5,670 4% Sick/disabled 320 5% 8,844 6% Other 74 1% 3,018 2% Unemployed: Aged 16-24 75 1.2% 2,157 1.5% Aged 50+ 47 0.8% 1,254 0.8% Have never worked 42 0.7% 1,235 0.8% Long term unemployed 89 1.5% 2,916 2%

Households with Adults not in Employment All households 3,605 - 89,154 - No adults employed and dependent children 146 4% 4,337 5% No adults employed no dependent children 1,201 33% 29,712 33%

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Wardley & Leam Gateshead Lane Occupation All people aged 16-74 in employment 3,920 - 91,877 - Managers, directors and senior officials 286 7% 7,720 8% Professional occupations 517 13% 13,979 15% Associate professional and technical occups. 427 11% 10,437 11% Administrative and secretarial occupations 606 15% 11,925 13% Skilled trades occupations 513 13% 10,484 11% Caring, leisure and other service occupations 362 9% 8,667 9% Sales and customer service occupations 377 10% 10,206 11% Process, plant and machine operatives 399 10% 7,586 8% Elementary occupations 433 11% 10,873 12%

Qualifications All people aged 16-74 6,788 - 164,716 - Highest qualification achieved: 1+ GCSE or equivalent 1,081 16% 23,592 14% 5+ GCSEs or equivalent 1,067 16% 25,601 16% 2+ A Levels or equivalent 819 12% 18,611 11% Degree or higher 1,228 18% 35,409 21% Other 246 4% 6,748 4% No qualifications 1,906 28% 46,192 28%

Travel to Work People aged 16-74 in employment 3,920 - 91,877 - Work mainly from home 88 2% 2,868 3% Travel to work on public transport 941 24% 19,162 21% Travel to work in a car or motorcycle 2,599 66% 59,023 64% Travel to work in a taxi or minicab 18 0% 498 1% Travel to work by bicycle or on foot 243 6% 9,767 11% Travel to work by other means 31 1% 559 1%

Car or Van Ownership All households 3,605 - 89,154 - Household owns 1 car or van 1,591 44% 37,214 42% Household owns 2+ cars or vans 852 24% 19,389 22% Household does not own a car or van 1,162 32% 32,551 37%

Household Type All household spaces (properties) 3,672 - 92,602 - Detached 540 15% 9,759 11% Semi-detached 2,380 65% 38,617 42% Terraced 364 10% 24,928 27% Flat 387 11% 19,232 21% Caravan or other temporary structure 1 0% 66 0%

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Wardley & Leam Gateshead Lane Tenure All households 3,605 - 89,154 - Owner occupied 2,390 66% 52,278 59% Rented from: Housing association/RSL 265 7% 4,956 6% Council 723 20% 19,985 22% Private Landlord 185 5% 10,130 11% Other 16 0% 995 1%

Household Composition All households 3,605 - 89,154 - Single person younger than 65 535 15% 12,138 14% Single person 65+ 509 14% 17,175 19% Family where all are 65+ 311 9% 7,170 8% Married couple 1,334 37% 27,407 31% Cohabiting couple 341 9% 9,741 11% Lone parent 422 12% 10,596 12% Other composition 153 4% 4,927 6%

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