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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001723

Cowgate

Cowgate is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,173 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
7,173

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,832

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,389.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

51.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

34.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.7%

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.

Spotland Bridge, Rochdale8,149 residents · 56.5% owned · 26.4% no carBlackley, Manchester11,213 residents · 45.3% owned · 35.4% no carBrookfield & Holme Slack, Preston10,544 residents · 59.1% owned · 28.6% no carBalderstone & Kirkholt, Rochdale10,402 residents · 50.6% owned · 31.3% no carQueen's Park & Higher Croft, Blackburn with Darwen10,069 residents · 51.5% owned · 28.8% no carCalifornia, Birmingham7,739 residents · 53.0% owned · 29.0% 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 carKenton, Newcastle upon Tyne11,802 residents · 45.7% owned · 36.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Cowgate

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

Tenure

Owned51.1%
1,446 households
Social rented24.7%
700 households
Private rented23.8%
675 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Cowgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached49.2%
1,394 households
Terraced23.7%
671 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.4%
408 households
Detached6.3%
179 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.9%
166 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Cowgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.3%
1,197 households
No cars or vans in household34.9%
988 households
2 cars or vans in household18.1%
514 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.7%
133 households
Cowgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.4%
1,398 households
2 bedrooms32%
906 households
4 or more bedrooms12.6%
358 households
1 bedroom6%
170 households
Cowgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.1%
1,818 households
One-person household28.8%
816 households
Other household types7.1%
202 households
Cowgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29.2%
827 households
1 person in household28.8%
816 households
3 people in household18.6%
526 households
4 people in household13.8%
391 households
5 people in household6.7%
189 households
6 people in household1.7%
48 households
7 people in household0.6%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
17 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Cowgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.4%
1,605 residents
15–2919.1%
1,371 residents
30–4422.8%
1,638 residents
45–6422.9%
1,645 residents
65 and over12.7%
914 residents
Cowgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White66.8%
4,793 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh23.7%
1,700 residents
Other ethnic group3.8%
272 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.6%
256 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
153 residents
Cowgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.7%
1,843 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.3%
1,277 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.8%
756 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13%
711 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%
491 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.4%
241 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
154 residents aged 16 and over
Cowgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.1%
3,125 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.7%
2,227 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
118 residents aged 16 and over
Cowgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16%
874 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.3%
784 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.1%
716 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13%
712 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.7%
585 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10%
548 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
536 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.5%
463 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
252 residents aged 16 and over
Cowgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.6%
3,410 residents
Good health31.2%
2,239 residents
Fair health13.3%
952 residents
Bad health6.6%
474 residents
Very bad health1.3%
95 residents
Cowgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.6%
5,783 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.4%
1,390 residents
Cowgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.7%
1,211 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
960 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.7%
472 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.4%
180 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
10 households
Cowgate · 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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