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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001712

South Gosforth

South Gosforth is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,336 residents in Newcastle upon Tyne. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Newcastle upon Tyne
9,336

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,150

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,547.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

60.7%

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.

St Leonard's, Exeter6,349 residents · 56.4% owned · 25.3% no carAigburth & Grassendale, Liverpool9,037 residents · 72.3% owned · 20.3% no carLambridge & Fairfield Park, Bath and North East Somerset5,575 residents · 70.3% owned · 19.7% no carLeamington West & Milverton, Warwick9,357 residents · 59.2% owned · 20.1% no carLeamington Central & North, Warwick13,033 residents · 60.8% owned · 21.7% no carHeaton Mersey, Stockport7,905 residents · 79.6% owned · 13.8% no car

Most similar within Newcastle upon Tyne

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Coxlodge & West Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne10,047 residents · 73.7% owned · 22.3% no carNorth Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne10,345 residents · 73.8% owned · 17.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in South Gosforth

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

Tenure

Owned69%
2,862 households
Private rented20%
831 households
Social rented10.4%
431 households
Shared ownership0.5%
22 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
South Gosforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached36.3%
1,507 households
Terraced27.7%
1,151 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25%
1,039 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.6%
233 households
Detached4.5%
188 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
28 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
South Gosforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.9%
2,030 households
No cars or vans in household24.9%
1,033 households
2 cars or vans in household21.4%
890 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.7%
197 households
South Gosforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms34.6%
1,437 households
4 or more bedrooms30.4%
1,259 households
2 bedrooms29%
1,203 households
1 bedroom6%
249 households
South Gosforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.9%
2,486 households
One-person household34.1%
1,415 households
Other household types6%
247 households
South Gosforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.1%
1,499 households
1 person in household34.1%
1,415 households
3 people in household13.3%
553 households
4 people in household12%
500 households
5 people in household3.4%
140 households
6 people in household0.8%
34 households
7 people in household0.1%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
South Gosforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.3%
1,427 residents
15–2919.9%
1,862 residents
30–4420.5%
1,910 residents
45–6424.3%
2,273 residents
65 and over20%
1,867 residents
South Gosforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88%
8,212 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.7%
630 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%
220 residents
Other ethnic group1.7%
160 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
115 residents
South Gosforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above60.7%
4,744 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14%
1,094 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9%
701 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.8%
606 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4%
316 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.8%
217 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.7%
136 residents aged 16 and over
South Gosforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.7%
4,510 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.4%
3,082 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.9%
223 residents aged 16 and over
South Gosforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations28.9%
2,259 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.6%
2,001 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.6%
827 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.9%
775 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.2%
481 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.7%
448 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.5%
426 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.3%
412 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.4%
185 residents aged 16 and over
South Gosforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.7%
5,198 residents
Good health29.5%
2,754 residents
Fair health10.7%
1,000 residents
Bad health3.2%
303 residents
Very bad health0.9%
81 residents
South Gosforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.4%
7,875 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.6%
1,461 residents
South Gosforth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension62.7%
2,601 households
Household is deprived in one dimension27.5%
1,141 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.7%
319 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
87 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
South Gosforth · 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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