Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001706

Birtley North & Kibblesworth

Birtley North & Kibblesworth is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,924 residents in Gateshead. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Gateshead

7,924

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,372

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

321.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.0%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Birtley North & Kibblesworth

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

Tenure

Owned58.2%

1,962 households

Social rented32.5%

1,096 households

Private rented8.6%

290 households

Shared ownership0.7%

22 households

Lives rent free0.1%

2 households

Birtley North & Kibblesworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached43.3%

1,460 households

Terraced31.7%

1,069 households

Detached18.2%

613 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.5%

151 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.3%

43 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%

14 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%

12 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%

11 households

Birtley North & Kibblesworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.2%

1,388 households

No cars or vans in household26.4%

890 households

2 cars or vans in household25.1%

846 households

3 or more cars or vans in household7.4%

249 households

Birtley North & Kibblesworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.3%

1,461 households

2 bedrooms33.1%

1,115 households

4 or more bedrooms16.8%

566 households

1 bedroom6.8%

231 households

Birtley North & Kibblesworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69%

2,327 households

One-person household28.1%

947 households

Other household types2.9%

98 households

Birtley North & Kibblesworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.6%

1,233 households

1 person in household28.1%

947 households

3 people in household16.9%

569 households

4 people in household13%

440 households

5 people in household3.8%

128 households

6 people in household1.4%

46 households

7 people in household0.2%

8 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

2 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Birtley North & Kibblesworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.1%

1,589 residents

15–2914.8%

1,169 residents

30–4421.8%

1,727 residents

45–6425.3%

2,001 residents

65 and over18.1%

1,437 residents

Birtley North & Kibblesworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.2%

7,540 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%

163 residents

Other ethnic group1.1%

84 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%

79 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%

54 residents

Birtley North & Kibblesworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26%

1,624 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications21.7%

1,357 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications18%

1,127 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications14.1%

881 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%

666 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship7.1%

445 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.4%

150 residents aged 16 and over

Birtley North & Kibblesworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.9%

3,680 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive39.9%

2,495 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.2%

76 residents aged 16 and over

Birtley North & Kibblesworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.6%

1,103 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations15.9%

993 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations13.7%

856 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations12%

747 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.4%

710 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.6%

600 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%

526 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%

431 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.5%

284 residents aged 16 and over

Birtley North & Kibblesworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.7%

3,618 residents

Good health32.8%

2,596 residents

Fair health13.9%

1,103 residents

Bad health5.9%

469 residents

Very bad health1.7%

138 residents

Birtley North & Kibblesworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.8%

6,244 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act21.2%

1,680 residents

Birtley North & Kibblesworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.5%

1,535 households

Household is deprived in one dimension32%

1,079 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions16.8%

568 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions5.5%

184 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%

7 households

Birtley North & Kibblesworth · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
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GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02001706

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Birtley North & Kibblesworth

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Birtley North & Kibblesworth

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.