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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001682

Ryton

Ryton is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,529 residents in Gateshead. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Gateshead
8,529

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,792

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,063.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.4%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Prudhoe, Northumberland10,735 residents · 65.5% owned · 21.2% no carBurnopfield, County Durham7,937 residents · 74.0% owned · 17.7% no carOssett North, Wakefield9,081 residents · 69.1% owned · 17.5% no carWest Boldon, South Tyneside5,896 residents · 76.1% owned · 18.4% no carLeigh South, Wigan7,705 residents · 66.9% owned · 20.9% no carMilnrow East & Newhey, Rochdale7,040 residents · 71.0% owned · 16.6% no car

Most similar within Gateshead

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Sunniside & Lobley Hill, Gateshead10,255 residents · 73.6% owned · 22.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ryton

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned70.3%
2,667 households
Social rented19.5%
740 households
Private rented9.9%
374 households
Shared ownership0.3%
10 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Ryton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46.7%
1,769 households
Terraced23.9%
907 households
Detached21.5%
814 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7%
267 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
13 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
11 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Ryton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.4%
1,608 households
2 cars or vans in household28.1%
1,067 households
No cars or vans in household21.7%
824 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.7%
292 households
Ryton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.3%
1,716 households
2 bedrooms30.5%
1,155 households
4 or more bedrooms18.6%
704 households
1 bedroom5.7%
216 households
Ryton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.9%
2,537 households
One-person household30.2%
1,144 households
Other household types2.9%
109 households
Ryton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.9%
1,398 households
1 person in household30.2%
1,144 households
3 people in household16.6%
629 households
4 people in household12.9%
490 households
5 people in household2.5%
94 households
6 people in household0.7%
26 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ryton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.7%
1,421 residents
15–2914.8%
1,261 residents
30–4418.6%
1,589 residents
45–6427.8%
2,376 residents
65 and over22.1%
1,885 residents
Ryton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.4%
8,312 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
77 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
73 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
45 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
26 residents
Ryton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.4%
2,345 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18%
1,263 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.7%
1,104 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
1,012 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%
634 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
488 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
184 residents aged 16 and over
Ryton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59%
4,148 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.6%
2,785 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
103 residents aged 16 and over
Ryton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.8%
1,605 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.1%
918 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.9%
908 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.8%
900 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.2%
857 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.9%
554 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.6%
536 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
427 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
326 residents aged 16 and over
Ryton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.4%
3,960 residents
Good health33.5%
2,860 residents
Fair health14.8%
1,265 residents
Bad health4%
338 residents
Very bad health1.3%
108 residents
Ryton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.1%
6,916 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.9%
1,612 residents
Ryton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.8%
1,926 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
1,262 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.2%
501 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
101 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Ryton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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