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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001695

Wardley

Wardley is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,777 residents in Gateshead. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Gateshead
5,777

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,644

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,502.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.9%

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.

Seaham Northlea & Westlea, County Durham8,557 residents · 74.8% owned · 19.2% no carRothwell Inner, Leeds6,708 residents · 65.6% owned · 24.3% no carPrudhoe, Northumberland10,735 residents · 65.5% owned · 21.2% no carScale Hall & Torrisholme, Lancaster12,192 residents · 74.0% owned · 20.6% no carHigh Green & Burncross, Sheffield10,217 residents · 70.8% owned · 20.9% no carOssett South East & Horbury Bridge, Wakefield9,050 residents · 65.5% owned · 21.5% 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 carDunston Hill, Gateshead6,220 residents · 70.0% owned · 26.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wardley

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

Tenure

Owned74.3%
1,965 households
Social rented16.5%
437 households
Private rented9%
237 households
Shared ownership0.2%
4 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Wardley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached56.9%
1,504 households
Detached21.1%
557 households
Terraced12.6%
333 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.8%
233 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Wardley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.2%
1,222 households
2 cars or vans in household23.9%
632 households
No cars or vans in household23.2%
613 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.7%
177 households
Wardley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.7%
1,236 households
2 bedrooms30.5%
807 households
4 or more bedrooms14%
369 households
1 bedroom8.8%
232 households
Wardley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.6%
1,760 households
One-person household31.2%
825 households
Other household types2.2%
58 households
Wardley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.9%
1,028 households
1 person in household31.2%
825 households
3 people in household14.7%
388 households
4 people in household11.7%
310 households
5 people in household2.8%
73 households
6 people in household0.7%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
7 people in household0%
0 households
Wardley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.3%
828 residents
15–2914.6%
846 residents
30–4416.6%
959 residents
45–6430.4%
1,759 residents
65 and over24%
1,390 residents
Wardley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.8%
5,595 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%
90 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
44 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
28 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
20 residents
Wardley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.9%
1,318 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.7%
964 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.4%
902 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
709 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
508 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.3%
408 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.8%
89 residents aged 16 and over
Wardley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.4%
2,762 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.9%
2,051 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
87 residents aged 16 and over
Wardley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.9%
1,021 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.8%
725 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.4%
655 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.5%
614 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.5%
514 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.9%
436 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
353 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.8%
333 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
242 residents aged 16 and over
Wardley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.7%
2,581 residents
Good health33.9%
1,959 residents
Fair health14.4%
830 residents
Bad health5.3%
308 residents
Very bad health1.7%
99 residents
Wardley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.2%
4,631 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.8%
1,146 residents
Wardley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.9%
1,319 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
853 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.3%
378 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
90 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
4 households
Wardley · 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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