Blakelaw

Blakelaw
Ward
Blakelaw highlighted within Newcastle upon Tyne
Blakelaw Location within Tyne and Wear
OS grid reference	NZ211666
Metropolitan borough	Newcastle upon Tyne
Metropolitan county	Tyne and Wear
Ceremonial county	Tyne and Wear
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Newcastle upon Tyne
Postcode district	NE5
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Tyne and Wear
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Councillors	Juna Sathian (Labour) Marion Williams (Labour) Linda Hobson (Labour)
List of places UK England Tyne and Wear 54°59′38″N 1°40′16″W / 54.994°N 1.671°W / 54.994; -1.671

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 city's population. Car ownership in the area is 50.6%: this is lower than the city average of 54.7%, increasing to 11,507 at the 2011 Census.^[1] House prices in this area average at £114,000 (Feb 2007).

Blakelaw was developed in the early part of the 20th century in order to meet demand for more housing in the North East. During the Second World War a secret war centre was built in the old quarry and extended many levels below ground. This was the headquarters for No 13 Group, who played a vital part in the Battle of Britain.^[2] Five posts have been installed in Blakelaw Park as part of a 'listening trail' which tells the story of the life of the bunkers and people who worked in them.^[3]

In terms of the Demographics of Blakelaw, it is very similar to many other parts of Newcastle. For age groups, 26.3% were 17 years old and under, 59.2% of its population was between the ages of 18 and 64, and 14.5% were over 65. In terms of Ethnicity it was 87.2% White, 6.8% Asian, 3.4% Black and 1.5% mixed which is a similar ethnic make up to quite a few parts of Newcastle but significantly less diverse as parts of the West End.^[4]