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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001719

North Heaton

North Heaton is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,577 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
8,577

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,767

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,299.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

46.3%

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.

Horsforth East, Leeds8,333 residents · 61.1% owned · 21.6% no carLightoaks, Salford5,722 residents · 69.6% owned · 24.0% no carWalkden South, Salford9,918 residents · 68.4% owned · 18.4% no carScotforth East & Bowerham, Lancaster5,620 residents · 70.6% owned · 22.9% no carWilford & Silverdale, Nottingham6,129 residents · 73.2% owned · 21.4% no carRawcliffe & Clifton South, York7,875 residents · 77.3% owned · 19.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in North Heaton

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

Tenure

Owned70.6%
2,660 households
Private rented17.9%
675 households
Social rented11%
413 households
Shared ownership0.3%
10 households
Lives rent free0.2%
9 households
North Heaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached52.9%
1,993 households
Terraced22.9%
861 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.7%
479 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.5%
208 households
Detached3.6%
135 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.9%
72 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
North Heaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household49.1%
1,847 households
No cars or vans in household24.4%
918 households
2 cars or vans in household21.9%
823 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.7%
177 households
North Heaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51%
1,921 households
2 bedrooms27.1%
1,021 households
4 or more bedrooms18.2%
684 households
1 bedroom3.7%
139 households
North Heaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.1%
2,414 households
One-person household29.2%
1,098 households
Other household types6.7%
254 households
North Heaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.3%
1,406 households
1 person in household29.2%
1,098 households
3 people in household17.2%
646 households
4 people in household11.3%
426 households
5 people in household3.7%
138 households
6 people in household1%
36 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
North Heaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.5%
1,242 residents
15–2918.8%
1,610 residents
30–4421.2%
1,819 residents
45–6426.4%
2,264 residents
65 and over19.2%
1,644 residents
North Heaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.1%
7,384 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.5%
811 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
186 residents
Other ethnic group1.5%
128 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
65 residents
North Heaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above46.3%
3,356 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.5%
1,048 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.4%
1,043 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.5%
762 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.8%
490 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
365 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
183 residents aged 16 and over
North Heaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.9%
4,341 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.5%
2,721 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.6%
185 residents aged 16 and over
North Heaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.8%
1,723 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.4%
1,332 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.7%
921 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.2%
665 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.1%
656 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8%
577 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.5%
547 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.1%
518 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%
308 residents aged 16 and over
North Heaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.8%
4,097 residents
Good health34.3%
2,944 residents
Fair health13.1%
1,120 residents
Bad health3.7%
316 residents
Very bad health1.2%
100 residents
North Heaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.4%
7,068 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.6%
1,509 residents
North Heaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.4%
2,048 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.1%
1,210 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.4%
429 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
77 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
North Heaton · 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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