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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001728

Lemington

Lemington is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,451 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
9,451

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,292

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,444.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.9%

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.

Denton East, Tameside5,634 residents · 66.0% owned · 24.8% no carPemberton South, Wigan7,888 residents · 63.2% owned · 26.3% no carCockerton & Hopetown, Darlington9,733 residents · 59.3% owned · 27.3% no carLeigh South East, Wigan7,386 residents · 63.3% owned · 23.8% no carSwinton Newtown, Salford5,820 residents · 59.2% owned · 30.0% no carDunston Hill, Gateshead6,220 residents · 70.0% owned · 26.3% no car

Most similar within Newcastle upon Tyne

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Throckley & Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne10,746 residents · 58.6% owned · 29.1% no carWalkergate, Newcastle upon Tyne8,745 residents · 59.3% owned · 36.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lemington

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

Tenure

Owned62.4%
2,680 households
Social rented20.6%
884 households
Private rented16.6%
714 households
Lives rent free0.3%
11 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Lemington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.1%
2,066 households
Terraced25.8%
1,109 households
Detached13.2%
568 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.5%
449 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
67 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Lemington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.4%
1,904 households
No cars or vans in household29.2%
1,254 households
2 cars or vans in household21.9%
941 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.5%
192 households
Lemington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.5%
2,125 households
2 bedrooms32.7%
1,404 households
4 or more bedrooms9.8%
422 households
1 bedroom7.9%
340 households
Lemington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.6%
2,731 households
One-person household33.3%
1,431 households
Other household types3.1%
131 households
Lemington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.3%
1,514 households
1 person in household33.3%
1,431 households
3 people in household16.3%
701 households
4 people in household10.6%
454 households
5 people in household3.3%
140 households
6 people in household0.8%
34 households
7 people in household0.2%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lemington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.3%
1,633 residents
15–2916.9%
1,594 residents
30–4419.2%
1,813 residents
45–6426.9%
2,539 residents
65 and over19.8%
1,872 residents
Lemington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.6%
9,032 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%
187 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
99 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
90 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
41 residents
Lemington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above22.9%
1,764 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.4%
1,653 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.6%
1,356 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
1,211 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
912 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.1%
624 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
197 residents aged 16 and over
Lemington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.4%
4,425 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.5%
3,125 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
163 residents aged 16 and over
Lemington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.5%
1,275 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.8%
1,221 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15%
1,154 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.3%
1,027 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.3%
872 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.9%
608 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.7%
597 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
503 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.9%
457 residents aged 16 and over
Lemington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.3%
3,906 residents
Good health35.6%
3,361 residents
Fair health16%
1,513 residents
Bad health5.6%
532 residents
Very bad health1.5%
139 residents
Lemington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.9%
7,456 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.1%
1,995 residents
Lemington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.9%
1,883 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36%
1,544 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.9%
683 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.1%
174 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Lemington · 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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