Blakelaw
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Blakelaw is an electoral ward situated in the West End of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England.The population of the ward is 11,186, Which is 4.6% of the cities population. Car ownership in the area is 50.6% this is lower than the city average of 54.7%. House prices in this area average at £114,000 Feb '07.
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[edit] Education
The ward has one Nursery, Willow Avenue Community Nursery and three primary schools Thomas Walling, English Martyrs' RC and Hilton.
[edit] Recreation and leisure
Blakelaw Neighbourhood Centre houses a library which is also used as a community centre. Open green space in the ward are Blakelaw Park and Tavern sports ground.
[edit] Boundary
The boundary of Blakelaw ward begins at the A1 junction with the Woolsington Bypass and Ponteland Road. It heads south-west along the A1 to the Stamdfordham Road junction and south to Slatyford Lane bus depot. The boundary joins Silver Lonnen and continues down to Netherby Drive and Fenham Hall Drive. It heads north up Wingrove Road North to Ponteland Road where it continues back to the starting point of the A1 junction.
[edit] Charts and tables
| Age group | Number |
|---|---|
| Under 16 | 2,529 |
| 16-24 | 1,216 |
| 25-44 | 3,097 |
| 45-64 | 2,568 |
| 65-74 | 983 |
| 75+ | 782 |
| Ethnicity | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| White | 10,475 | 93.5 |
| Afro-Caribbean | 15 | 0.1 |
| South Asian | 575 | 5.1 |
| Chinese | 30 | 0.3 |
| Other | 102 | 0.9 |
The ward has 4,882 housing spaces of which 3.2% are vacant this is lower than the city average of 5.3%. Owner occupied property stands at 52% slightly lower than the city average of 53.3%. The properties are as follows.
| Property type | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | 231 | 4.7 |
| Seni-detached | 2,470 | 50.7 |
| Terraced | 1,169 | 24 |
| Flats | 1,005 | 20.6 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
