East Gosforth

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.

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

Recreation and leisure

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

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.

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

External links

• East Gosforth Ward, Newcastle City Council
• East Gosforth Census 2001, Newcastle City Council