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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001724

South Jesmond & Sandyford

South Jesmond & Sandyford is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,972 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
8,972

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,559

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,337.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

34.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

45.5%

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.

The Park & Castle, Nottingham9,671 residents · 32.1% owned · 36.6% no carBroomhill & Lower Crookesmoor, Sheffield8,326 residents · 34.9% owned · 34.4% no carBroomhall, Sheffield7,657 residents · 44.5% owned · 31.9% no carSt James's Park & Hoopern, Exeter9,733 residents · 30.9% owned · 35.8% no carLadybarn, Manchester9,729 residents · 30.8% owned · 39.6% no carCotham, Bristol, City of8,785 residents · 41.5% owned · 27.8% no car

Most similar within Newcastle upon Tyne

The closest matches in the same local authority.

North Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne9,505 residents · 37.8% owned · 27.0% no carHeaton Park & Portland Road, Newcastle upon Tyne8,666 residents · 26.9% owned · 43.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in South Jesmond & Sandyford

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

Tenure

Private rented54%
1,922 households
Owned34.4%
1,226 households
Social rented9.9%
354 households
Shared ownership1.6%
57 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
South Jesmond & Sandyford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement33.9%
1,205 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits29.6%
1,054 households
Terraced26.7%
950 households
Semi-detached4.3%
154 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.4%
87 households
Detached2.1%
73 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
35 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
South Jesmond & Sandyford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.1%
1,498 households
No cars or vans in household32.8%
1,165 households
2 cars or vans in household18.3%
652 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.8%
242 households
South Jesmond & Sandyford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms36.8%
1,309 households
4 or more bedrooms31.1%
1,107 households
3 bedrooms16.1%
572 households
1 bedroom16%
569 households
South Jesmond & Sandyford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household34.7%
1,232 households
Single family household33.3%
1,185 households
Other household types32%
1,138 households
South Jesmond & Sandyford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.7%
1,234 households
2 people in household33.2%
1,183 households
3 people in household10.4%
369 households
4 people in household9.2%
329 households
5 people in household5.1%
182 households
6 people in household4.2%
148 households
7 people in household2.1%
73 households
8 or more people in household1.1%
40 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
South Jesmond & Sandyford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 154.8%
428 residents
15–2961.7%
5,539 residents
30–4411.9%
1,064 residents
45–6411%
984 residents
65 and over10.7%
958 residents
South Jesmond & Sandyford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89.2%
7,997 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5%
447 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%
325 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
118 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
83 residents
South Jesmond & Sandyford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above45.5%
3,876 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications42.7%
3,640 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications4.1%
346 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications4%
337 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications1.8%
154 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.1%
95 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications0.8%
67 residents aged 16 and over
South Jesmond & Sandyford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive49.9%
4,250 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)35.7%
3,037 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student14.4%
1,230 residents aged 16 and over
South Jesmond & Sandyford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students50.1%
4,269 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.9%
1,438 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.6%
1,156 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations5%
428 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.6%
309 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers3.5%
296 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations3%
256 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations2.8%
241 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations1.4%
122 residents aged 16 and over
South Jesmond & Sandyford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health60.1%
5,388 residents
Good health28.9%
2,589 residents
Fair health8.3%
741 residents
Bad health2.2%
197 residents
Very bad health0.6%
57 residents
South Jesmond & Sandyford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.1%
7,728 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.9%
1,244 residents
South Jesmond & Sandyford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.8%
2,128 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.9%
1,062 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9%
319 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.2%
42 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
South Jesmond & Sandyford · 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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