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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001715

Kenton

Kenton is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,802 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
11,802

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,903

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,399.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

45.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.7%

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.

Park Vale, Middlesbrough6,266 residents · 47.9% owned · 36.6% no carLangley & Wood Side, Rochdale12,281 residents · 43.6% owned · 36.0% no carHall I' th' Wood, Bolton8,434 residents · 38.2% owned · 36.0% no carLittle Hulton South, Salford7,272 residents · 48.5% owned · 28.6% no carBenchill North & Sharston, Manchester9,896 residents · 32.1% owned · 36.5% no carWythenshawe East & Peel Hall, Manchester8,022 residents · 48.7% owned · 31.3% no car

Most similar within Newcastle upon Tyne

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Fenham, Newcastle upon Tyne11,810 residents · 56.8% owned · 32.8% no carBenwell, Newcastle upon Tyne8,173 residents · 40.9% owned · 44.7% no carCowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne7,173 residents · 51.1% owned · 34.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Kenton

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

Tenure

Owned45.7%
2,240 households
Social rented38.9%
1,908 households
Private rented14.2%
698 households
Shared ownership0.8%
41 households
Lives rent free0.3%
16 households
Kenton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.7%
2,091 households
Terraced28.3%
1,388 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.1%
1,033 households
Detached5.7%
279 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
77 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
25 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Kenton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.4%
2,081 households
No cars or vans in household36.3%
1,782 households
2 cars or vans in household17.7%
870 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.5%
170 households
Kenton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.5%
2,474 households
2 bedrooms27.9%
1,367 households
4 or more bedrooms13%
636 households
1 bedroom8.7%
426 households
Kenton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.5%
3,068 households
One-person household32.3%
1,582 households
Other household types5.2%
255 households
Kenton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.2%
1,580 households
2 people in household29.4%
1,441 households
3 people in household16.8%
822 households
4 people in household13.7%
671 households
5 people in household5.6%
273 households
6 people in household1.5%
75 households
7 people in household0.7%
34 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Kenton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.2%
2,616 residents
15–2917.7%
2,089 residents
30–4421.4%
2,531 residents
45–6424.2%
2,854 residents
65 and over14.5%
1,715 residents
Kenton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White78.8%
9,296 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.7%
1,022 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6%
710 residents
Other ethnic group4.5%
526 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
247 residents
Kenton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.7%
2,870 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23%
2,081 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.7%
1,326 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13%
1,174 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
895 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
473 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
221 residents aged 16 and over
Kenton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.4%
4,920 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.4%
3,926 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Kenton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.2%
1,464 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.8%
1,338 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.3%
1,293 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.9%
1,167 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.4%
944 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.3%
928 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.1%
731 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.7%
694 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
480 residents aged 16 and over
Kenton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.4%
5,471 residents
Good health32.1%
3,785 residents
Fair health13.6%
1,602 residents
Bad health6%
711 residents
Very bad health2%
232 residents
Kenton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.7%
9,285 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.3%
2,516 residents
Kenton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.6%
2,039 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
1,656 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18%
884 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.3%
310 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
14 households
Kenton · 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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