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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001699

Windy Nook & Whitehills

Windy Nook & Whitehills is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,549 residents in Gateshead. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Gateshead
6,549

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,036

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,104

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

35.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.0%

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.

Whiteleas, South Tyneside6,610 residents · 54.1% owned · 33.7% no carEston, Redcar and Cleveland7,971 residents · 60.7% owned · 30.1% no carHoughton Town, Sunderland8,539 residents · 61.7% owned · 28.5% no carSilksworth, Sunderland6,689 residents · 53.8% owned · 31.4% no carBlyth Isabella, Northumberland7,822 residents · 49.3% owned · 32.0% no carRossmere & Mill, Hartlepool6,774 residents · 59.3% owned · 26.7% no car

Most similar within Gateshead

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Heworth, Gateshead9,146 residents · 50.5% owned · 36.3% no carBirtley South, Gateshead8,274 residents · 60.7% owned · 29.5% no carEasedale Gardens, Gateshead6,791 residents · 50.3% owned · 39.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Windy Nook & Whitehills

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

Tenure

Owned56.5%
1,714 households
Social rented31.4%
952 households
Private rented11.7%
354 households
Shared ownership0.4%
13 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Windy Nook & Whitehills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached56.1%
1,704 households
Terraced24.5%
744 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.4%
286 households
Detached8.9%
270 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Windy Nook & Whitehills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.3%
1,254 households
No cars or vans in household35.5%
1,077 households
2 cars or vans in household18.6%
566 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.5%
138 households
Windy Nook & Whitehills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46%
1,396 households
2 bedrooms36.8%
1,118 households
1 bedroom10%
303 households
4 or more bedrooms7.2%
219 households
Windy Nook & Whitehills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.2%
1,889 households
One-person household35%
1,062 households
Other household types2.8%
84 households
Windy Nook & Whitehills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35%
1,062 households
2 people in household34.2%
1,039 households
3 people in household16.4%
499 households
4 people in household10.7%
325 households
5 people in household2.6%
80 households
6 people in household0.7%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Windy Nook & Whitehills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
1,028 residents
15–2915.5%
1,014 residents
30–4417.9%
1,173 residents
45–6428.4%
1,859 residents
65 and over22.5%
1,477 residents
Windy Nook & Whitehills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.5%
6,319 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
95 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
60 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
53 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
20 residents
Windy Nook & Whitehills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.4%
1,440 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20%
1,088 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
878 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
790 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%
613 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship9.2%
504 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
137 residents aged 16 and over
Windy Nook & Whitehills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.9%
2,884 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.7%
2,491 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
73 residents aged 16 and over
Windy Nook & Whitehills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.7%
965 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.8%
862 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.1%
823 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.5%
735 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.3%
722 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.4%
404 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.3%
341 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.2%
339 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
258 residents aged 16 and over
Windy Nook & Whitehills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.8%
2,610 residents
Good health34.4%
2,251 residents
Fair health16.6%
1,086 residents
Bad health6.9%
450 residents
Very bad health2.3%
153 residents
Windy Nook & Whitehills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.8%
4,967 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.2%
1,583 residents
Windy Nook & Whitehills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.3%
1,223 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
1,053 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.6%
534 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.4%
225 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Windy Nook & Whitehills · 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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