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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001693

Felling South

Felling South is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,233 residents in Gateshead. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Gateshead
5,233

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,553

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,813.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

42.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

46.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.0%

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.

Boythorpe & Birdholme, Chesterfield6,298 residents · 42.3% owned · 38.6% no carLakeside & Farrington, Sunderland6,796 residents · 42.2% owned · 40.8% no carSouthwick, Sunderland7,274 residents · 45.0% owned · 42.9% no carSimonside, South Tyneside5,348 residents · 45.3% owned · 39.5% no carBishop Auckland South, County Durham7,039 residents · 47.7% owned · 36.1% no carHeadland & West View, Hartlepool10,278 residents · 39.7% owned · 40.0% no car

Most similar within Gateshead

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Beacon Lough & Wrekenton, Gateshead7,869 residents · 39.5% owned · 45.3% no carEasedale Gardens, Gateshead6,791 residents · 50.3% owned · 39.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Felling South

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

Tenure

Social rented45%
1,150 households
Owned42.7%
1,089 households
Private rented11.9%
304 households
Lives rent free0.3%
7 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Felling South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached53.4%
1,362 households
Terraced21.1%
539 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.3%
441 households
Detached3.7%
95 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.4%
87 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
15 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Felling South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household46.2%
1,178 households
1 car or van in household38%
969 households
2 cars or vans in household13.6%
346 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.3%
59 households
Felling South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms40.5%
1,034 households
3 bedrooms40.2%
1,026 households
1 bedroom12.7%
324 households
4 or more bedrooms6.5%
167 households
Felling South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.9%
1,427 households
One-person household40.2%
1,026 households
Other household types3.9%
99 households
Felling South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household40.2%
1,026 households
2 people in household32.3%
824 households
3 people in household15%
383 households
4 people in household8.9%
226 households
5 people in household2.5%
65 households
6 people in household0.9%
23 households
7 people in household0.2%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Felling South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.2%
796 residents
15–2915.9%
831 residents
30–4417.8%
929 residents
45–6429.1%
1,521 residents
65 and over22.1%
1,155 residents
Felling South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.8%
4,905 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.4%
124 residents
Other ethnic group1.7%
89 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%
71 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
43 residents
Felling South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.9%
1,307 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19%
831 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
688 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
601 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
483 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.7%
337 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
118 residents aged 16 and over
Felling South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)49.8%
2,173 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive49%
2,137 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
54 residents aged 16 and over
Felling South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.4%
849 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed16.4%
715 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.7%
685 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.4%
583 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
483 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.3%
319 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6%
263 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
235 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.4%
235 residents aged 16 and over
Felling South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health35.5%
1,861 residents
Good health33.5%
1,756 residents
Fair health19.2%
1,005 residents
Bad health8.8%
460 residents
Very bad health2.9%
153 residents
Felling South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act71.1%
3,721 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act28.9%
1,512 residents
Felling South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.4%
904 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension32.2%
823 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions24.7%
631 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.3%
187 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
7 households
Felling South · 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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