Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001702

Beacon Lough & Wrekenton

Beacon Lough & Wrekenton is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,869 residents in Gateshead. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Gateshead
7,869

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,475

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,083.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

39.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

45.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.2%

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.

Headland & West View, Hartlepool10,278 residents · 39.7% owned · 40.0% no carOwton Manor, Hartlepool7,673 residents · 39.2% owned · 42.8% no carThorntree, Middlesbrough9,792 residents · 37.3% owned · 47.0% no carTown End Farm, Sunderland8,274 residents · 34.7% owned · 44.7% no carBishop Auckland South, County Durham7,039 residents · 47.7% owned · 36.1% no carThorney Close & Plains Farm, Sunderland9,686 residents · 37.9% owned · 40.9% no car

Most similar within Gateshead

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Mount Pleasant & Deckham East, Gateshead6,313 residents · 35.4% owned · 43.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Beacon Lough & Wrekenton

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

Tenure

Social rented51.4%
1,786 households
Owned39.5%
1,373 households
Private rented8.6%
299 households
Lives rent free0.4%
13 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Beacon Lough & Wrekenton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.9%
1,700 households
Terraced25.1%
872 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.3%
601 households
Detached6.7%
233 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
50 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Beacon Lough & Wrekenton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household45.3%
1,573 households
1 car or van in household37.1%
1,289 households
2 cars or vans in household14.3%
496 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.4%
118 households
Beacon Lough & Wrekenton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.2%
1,675 households
2 bedrooms33.8%
1,176 households
1 bedroom11.2%
389 households
4 or more bedrooms6.8%
236 households
Beacon Lough & Wrekenton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.6%
2,107 households
One-person household35.6%
1,236 households
Other household types3.8%
132 households
Beacon Lough & Wrekenton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.5%
1,235 households
2 people in household29.3%
1,020 households
3 people in household17.4%
606 households
4 people in household12%
418 households
5 people in household3.8%
131 households
6 people in household1.6%
57 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Beacon Lough & Wrekenton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.6%
1,540 residents
15–2918.2%
1,430 residents
30–4418.6%
1,460 residents
45–6426.9%
2,116 residents
65 and over16.8%
1,324 residents
Beacon Lough & Wrekenton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.1%
7,329 residents
Other ethnic group2.3%
183 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
169 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%
108 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
79 residents
Beacon Lough & Wrekenton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30.4%
1,888 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.2%
1,134 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.3%
952 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
879 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%
728 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
474 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Beacon Lough & Wrekenton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.6%
3,142 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.6%
2,959 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
109 residents aged 16 and over
Beacon Lough & Wrekenton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.3%
1,320 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed17.5%
1,084 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.8%
984 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.7%
725 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.4%
644 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.7%
419 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
384 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.7%
357 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.7%
294 residents aged 16 and over
Beacon Lough & Wrekenton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.9%
3,137 residents
Good health32.6%
2,566 residents
Fair health17.7%
1,390 residents
Bad health7.2%
569 residents
Very bad health2.6%
207 residents
Beacon Lough & Wrekenton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.8%
5,811 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.2%
2,058 residents
Beacon Lough & Wrekenton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension33.5%
1,163 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
1,149 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions24.1%
836 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9%
314 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
14 households
Beacon Lough & Wrekenton · 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.

Browse every neighbourhood in Gateshead

Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

Shared catalogue checked 2026-08-28: 88 candidate data layers listed. Catalogue presence is not publication approval; only separately approved public projections may be shown.