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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001734

Benwell

Benwell is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,173 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
8,173

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,410

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,023.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

40.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

44.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.5%

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.

Eastmoor, Wakefield7,945 residents · 42.6% owned · 36.7% no carPark Vale, Middlesbrough6,266 residents · 47.9% owned · 36.6% no carBoothroyden & Higher Blackley, Manchester8,434 residents · 41.6% owned · 36.5% no carFairfield & Jericho, Bury8,152 residents · 46.5% owned · 35.9% no carEastwood & East Dene, Rotherham8,252 residents · 45.3% owned · 35.4% no carBilston Lunt & Loxdale, Wolverhampton7,793 residents · 39.8% owned · 38.4% no car

Most similar within Newcastle upon Tyne

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Kenton, Newcastle upon Tyne11,802 residents · 45.7% owned · 36.3% no carFawdon South, Newcastle upon Tyne10,103 residents · 45.5% owned · 40.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Benwell

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

Tenure

Owned40.9%
1,393 households
Social rented38.1%
1,300 households
Private rented20.1%
687 households
Lives rent free0.5%
16 households
Shared ownership0.4%
14 households
Benwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached45.9%
1,565 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement27%
920 households
Terraced15.1%
515 households
Detached6.6%
225 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.2%
143 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
25 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Benwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household44.7%
1,524 households
1 car or van in household38.5%
1,314 households
2 cars or vans in household13.8%
471 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3%
102 households
Benwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.6%
1,555 households
2 bedrooms34.3%
1,169 households
1 bedroom11.3%
385 households
4 or more bedrooms8.8%
301 households
Benwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.2%
2,053 households
One-person household33.8%
1,152 households
Other household types6%
205 households
Benwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.8%
1,152 households
2 people in household29.9%
1,018 households
3 people in household16.6%
566 households
4 people in household11.6%
397 households
5 people in household4.9%
166 households
6 people in household2.2%
76 households
7 people in household0.6%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
14 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Benwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.6%
1,766 residents
15–2918.8%
1,540 residents
30–4421.1%
1,726 residents
45–6423%
1,879 residents
65 and over15.4%
1,259 residents
Benwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White76.1%
6,217 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12%
979 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6%
494 residents
Other ethnic group3.6%
295 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%
188 residents
Benwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30.5%
1,917 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.5%
1,414 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.9%
872 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.7%
799 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
699 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
376 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
213 residents aged 16 and over
Benwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.3%
3,223 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.7%
2,933 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
129 residents aged 16 and over
Benwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed18.5%
1,161 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.3%
1,088 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.7%
864 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.3%
839 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.9%
625 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.1%
509 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.1%
444 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.3%
398 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
361 residents aged 16 and over
Benwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.1%
3,686 residents
Good health31.6%
2,584 residents
Fair health15.5%
1,269 residents
Bad health5.9%
481 residents
Very bad health1.9%
153 residents
Benwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.5%
6,417 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.5%
1,756 residents
Benwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.5%
1,246 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.3%
1,237 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.9%
679 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7%
238 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Benwell · 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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