East Gosforth

East Gosforth also known as Gosforth East is an electoral ward in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, UK. It was created in 2004. The population of the ward is 8,981, increasing to 10,145 at the 2011 Census,[1] 3.5% of the total population of Newcastle upon Tyne. Car ownership in the area is 68.8%, higher than the city average of 54.7%. It is one half of Gosforth's wards, along with the West Gosforth ward.

East Gosforth
Ward
East Gosforth
East Gosforth
Location within the United Kingdom
OS grid referenceNZ261660
Ceremonial county
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

Education

There are four schools within the East Gosforth ward:

Recreation and leisure

The ward has two parks, Quarry Park and the 2004 Green Flag Award winner,[2] Gosforth Central Park. The ward has many large green areas including parts of Jesmond Dene.

The ward contains pubs and cafes such as Brandling Villa,[3] Millstone, Job Bulman,[4] Barca[5] and Queen Victoria.[6]

Ward boundary

The boundary of the East Gosforth ward starts at the Blue House roundabout. It continues by heading east along Jesmond Dene Road to the Ouseburn and then north along the Ouseburn to Haddricksmill Bridge. The boundary continues north to the rear of the properties on Ridgewood Crescent and across the Metro line to continue north along the course of the Ouseburn. At the footbridge across the Ouseburn, it heads west around the perimeter of Gosforth Golf Course and continues west along Links Green Walk. It then leads west to the Asda Superstore on the Great North Road. The ward boundary continues south on Great North Road/Gosforth High Street along to the Blue House roundabout, where it ends.

Political

East Gosforth is represented by 3 Liberal Democrat councillors, Cllr Henry Gallagher, Cllr David Slesenger and Cllr Dominic Raymont . It is also part of Newcastle North Constituency and represented by Labour MP, Catherine Mckinnell.

Charts and tables
Age group Number
Under 16 1,549
16–24 1,112
25–44 2,865
45–64 1,930
65–74 646
75+ 882
Ethnicity Number %
White 8,398 93.2
Afro-Caribbean 58 0.6
South Asian 282 3.1
Chinese 55 0.6
Other 212 2.4

The ward has 4,118 housing spaces of which 4.1% are vacant this is lower than the city average of 5.3%. Owner occupied property stands at 73.9% much higher than the city average of 53.3%. The properties are as follows.

Property type Number %
Detached 170 4.1
Semi-detached 1,404 34.1
Terraced 1,304 31.6
Flats 1,244 30.2
Other 0 0

References
  1. "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  2. Chronicle, Evening (4 November 2004). "Parked with top awards". nechronicle. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  3. "Brandling Villa". www.brandlingvilla.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  4. "Pubs In Newcastle upon Tyne - The Job Bulman - J D Wetherspoon". www.jdwetherspoon.com. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  5. "Barca". www.pubsnewcastle.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  6. "The Queen Victoria". www.pubsnewcastle.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
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