The data below show that 49.4% of the population in Horsley (Parish) are male and 50.6% are female, which is in line with that of the national average, as well as that of the county of Northumberland.

[1][2][3] A total of 1.5% of the population were from a black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) group in Horsley (Parish).

[5] As of September 2020[update], the Bywell ward is served by Conservative Party councillor, Karen Rachel Quinn.

Nearby is Rudchester Hall, a medieval pele tower, much altered and extended in Gothic style in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

The nearest National Rail stations are located around 2.5 miles (4 km) from the village at Wylam and Prudhoe, both of which serve the Tyne Valley Line, with services operated by Northern Trains.