East Gosforth

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Ward Name: East Gosforth
Councillor: Peter Arnold
Party: Liberal Democrats
Councillor: Mike Cookson
Party: Liberal Democrats
Councillor: David Slesenger
Party: Liberal Democrats

East Gosforth also known as Gosforth East is an electoral ward in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear. It was created in 2004. The population of the ward is 8,981, 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.

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[edit] Education

There are four schools within the East Gosfroth ward:

  • Gosforth Central Middle School
  • Archbishop First School
  • South Gosforth First School
  • Newcastle Preparatory School for boys, formally known as Newlands School

[edit] Recreation and leisure

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

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