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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001703

Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh

Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,569 residents in Gateshead. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Gateshead
5,569

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,495

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

552.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.1%

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.

Rainford, St. Helens7,846 residents · 83.6% owned · 11.6% no carGreat Lumley & Bournmoor, County Durham7,274 residents · 68.5% owned · 19.9% no carBenfieldside, Hamsterley & Medomsley, County Durham9,956 residents · 75.2% owned · 13.9% no carGarswood, St. Helens5,448 residents · 83.9% owned · 12.0% no carChester-le-Street North, County Durham7,960 residents · 77.3% owned · 17.9% no carNew Inn, Torfaen5,895 residents · 78.6% owned · 12.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh

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

Tenure

Owned75.3%
1,878 households
Social rented17.6%
439 households
Private rented6.5%
162 households
Shared ownership0.6%
15 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached56.3%
1,405 households
Detached28.1%
700 households
Terraced12.8%
320 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.2%
55 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.8%
1,019 households
2 cars or vans in household29.5%
736 households
No cars or vans in household19.7%
491 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.1%
252 households
Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.2%
1,227 households
4 or more bedrooms23.2%
580 households
2 bedrooms21.7%
542 households
1 bedroom5.9%
146 households
Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.5%
1,683 households
One-person household29.5%
737 households
Other household types3%
75 households
Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.9%
971 households
1 person in household29.5%
737 households
3 people in household16.2%
405 households
4 people in household11.1%
278 households
5 people in household2.9%
73 households
6 people in household1%
25 households
7 people in household0.2%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.6%
813 residents
15–2913.1%
730 residents
30–4414.9%
829 residents
45–6429.1%
1,623 residents
65 and over28.3%
1,577 residents
Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.9%
5,447 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
45 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
42 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
22 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
10 residents
Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.1%
1,654 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18%
850 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
766 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12%
563 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.9%
417 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
340 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
121 residents aged 16 and over
Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.2%
2,458 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.4%
2,184 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
68 residents aged 16 and over
Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.2%
1,139 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.1%
664 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.1%
568 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
563 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10%
469 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
436 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.9%
418 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
234 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
220 residents aged 16 and over
Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.5%
2,424 residents
Good health35.4%
1,971 residents
Fair health14.6%
812 residents
Bad health5.2%
287 residents
Very bad health1.3%
75 residents
Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.7%
4,439 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.3%
1,130 residents
Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.4%
1,207 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%
850 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.4%
360 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3%
75 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh · 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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