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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001726

Fenham

Fenham is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,810 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
11,810

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,768

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,868.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.5%

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.

Brookfield & Holme Slack, Preston10,544 residents · 59.1% owned · 28.6% no carChadderton Central, Oldham8,847 residents · 56.8% owned · 31.3% no carLittledale & Handsworth North, Sheffield10,316 residents · 70.5% owned · 23.3% no carCastleton & Trub, Rochdale10,458 residents · 62.3% owned · 26.4% no carOakhill & Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent8,113 residents · 52.4% owned · 26.1% no carAstley Bridge & Waters Meeting, Bolton9,045 residents · 55.0% owned · 29.1% no car

Most similar within Newcastle upon Tyne

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Cowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne7,173 residents · 51.1% owned · 34.9% no carKenton, Newcastle upon Tyne11,802 residents · 45.7% owned · 36.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Fenham

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

Tenure

Owned56.8%
2,706 households
Social rented25.3%
1,206 households
Private rented17.4%
830 households
Shared ownership0.4%
19 households
Lives rent free0.1%
7 households
Fenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached54%
2,575 households
Terraced20.5%
980 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.5%
786 households
Detached6.3%
299 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.3%
109 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Fenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.8%
2,088 households
No cars or vans in household32.8%
1,566 households
2 cars or vans in household18.9%
899 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.5%
215 households
Fenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.7%
2,323 households
2 bedrooms34.9%
1,666 households
4 or more bedrooms10.9%
519 households
1 bedroom5.5%
260 households
Fenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.5%
2,982 households
One-person household31.5%
1,504 households
Other household types5.9%
282 households
Fenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.5%
1,504 households
2 people in household29.2%
1,393 households
3 people in household16.4%
784 households
4 people in household13%
621 households
5 people in household6%
284 households
6 people in household2.4%
115 households
7 people in household0.9%
41 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
27 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Fenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.8%
2,343 residents
15–2919.1%
2,251 residents
30–4420.2%
2,381 residents
45–6425.5%
3,016 residents
65 and over15.4%
1,818 residents
Fenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White69.4%
8,195 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh22.9%
2,700 residents
Other ethnic group4%
477 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
222 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.8%
211 residents
Fenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.5%
2,475 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications26%
2,425 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.6%
1,453 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.9%
1,199 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
966 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
544 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
261 residents aged 16 and over
Fenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.5%
5,178 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.9%
3,904 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.6%
240 residents aged 16 and over
Fenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.1%
1,408 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.1%
1,406 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.4%
1,343 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.1%
1,223 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
1,070 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
865 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.5%
790 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.4%
690 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
530 residents aged 16 and over
Fenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.5%
5,378 residents
Good health32.8%
3,868 residents
Fair health14.2%
1,682 residents
Bad health5.8%
684 residents
Very bad health1.7%
198 residents
Fenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81%
9,565 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19%
2,245 residents
Fenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.6%
1,985 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.4%
1,690 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.2%
821 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.5%
260 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
12 households
Fenham · 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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