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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001690

Swalwell

Swalwell is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,021 residents in Gateshead. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Gateshead
7,021

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,216

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,926.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.6%

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.

Spital & Hasland, Chesterfield11,420 residents · 70.8% owned · 20.1% no carThrockley & Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne10,746 residents · 58.6% owned · 29.1% no carLeigh South, Wigan7,705 residents · 66.9% owned · 20.9% no carPrudhoe, Northumberland10,735 residents · 65.5% owned · 21.2% no carLemington, Newcastle upon Tyne9,451 residents · 62.4% owned · 29.2% no carMilnrow West, Rochdale6,338 residents · 63.5% owned · 23.7% no car

Most similar within Gateshead

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Dunston Hill, Gateshead6,220 residents · 70.0% owned · 26.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Swalwell

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

Tenure

Owned63.8%
2,053 households
Social rented18.6%
598 households
Private rented17.2%
554 households
Shared ownership0.2%
8 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Swalwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached54.5%
1,752 households
Detached14.5%
466 households
Terraced13.3%
427 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.2%
424 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.6%
117 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Swalwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.6%
1,371 households
No cars or vans in household28.3%
909 households
2 cars or vans in household22.9%
738 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.2%
199 households
Swalwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.2%
1,325 households
2 bedrooms36.1%
1,161 households
4 or more bedrooms16.7%
536 households
1 bedroom6.1%
195 households
Swalwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.4%
2,009 households
One-person household34.6%
1,113 households
Other household types3%
95 households
Swalwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35%
1,127 households
1 person in household34.6%
1,113 households
3 people in household16.4%
527 households
4 people in household10.5%
337 households
5 people in household2.9%
92 households
6 people in household0.5%
15 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Swalwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.3%
1,077 residents
15–2915.4%
1,081 residents
30–4418.4%
1,293 residents
45–6429.6%
2,078 residents
65 and over21.3%
1,493 residents
Swalwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.3%
6,761 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%
118 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
71 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
55 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
17 residents
Swalwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.6%
1,744 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.2%
1,130 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.2%
1,076 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
845 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
582 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
391 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
128 residents aged 16 and over
Swalwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.4%
3,382 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.8%
2,401 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
108 residents aged 16 and over
Swalwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.4%
1,200 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.4%
850 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.4%
790 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.4%
732 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.6%
686 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.9%
584 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7%
414 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
340 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
297 residents aged 16 and over
Swalwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.7%
3,072 residents
Good health34.2%
2,403 residents
Fair health16.1%
1,134 residents
Bad health4.7%
329 residents
Very bad health1.2%
86 residents
Swalwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.7%
5,526 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.3%
1,495 residents
Swalwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.6%
1,531 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
1,092 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.9%
479 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
109 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Swalwell · 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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