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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001735

Walker North

Walker North is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,620 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
6,620

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,880

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,153

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

24.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

55.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.1%

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.

Beacon Lough & Wrekenton, Gateshead7,869 residents · 39.5% owned · 45.3% no carOwton Manor, Hartlepool7,673 residents · 39.2% owned · 42.8% no carSouthcoates East, Kingston upon Hull, City of8,400 residents · 23.7% owned · 45.7% no carBransholme Central, Kingston upon Hull, City of8,129 residents · 33.5% owned · 43.7% no carThorntree, Middlesbrough9,792 residents · 37.3% owned · 47.0% no carGrangetown, Redcar and Cleveland6,388 residents · 27.6% owned · 45.4% no car

Most similar within Newcastle upon Tyne

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Walker South, Newcastle upon Tyne6,187 residents · 25.1% owned · 55.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Walker North

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

Tenure

Social rented64.4%
1,856 households
Owned24.2%
696 households
Private rented10.8%
310 households
Lives rent free0.5%
13 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Walker North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced52.5%
1,512 households
Semi-detached27.1%
780 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.8%
370 households
Detached4.4%
128 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.5%
71 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Walker North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household55.1%
1,588 households
1 car or van in household34.6%
996 households
2 cars or vans in household8.3%
238 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2%
59 households
Walker North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.7%
1,375 households
2 bedrooms36.5%
1,051 households
1 bedroom12.9%
371 households
4 or more bedrooms2.9%
84 households
Walker North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.1%
1,759 households
One-person household34.8%
1,004 households
Other household types4.1%
118 households
Walker North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.8%
1,004 households
2 people in household28.5%
820 households
3 people in household19.6%
564 households
4 people in household11%
316 households
5 people in household4.7%
134 households
6 people in household0.9%
27 households
7 people in household0.5%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Walker North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.7%
1,433 residents
15–2919.4%
1,286 residents
30–4418.4%
1,219 residents
45–6425.3%
1,676 residents
65 and over15.2%
1,003 residents
Walker North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.6%
5,801 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.8%
319 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.6%
236 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%
149 residents
Other ethnic group1.8%
116 residents
Walker North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications33.3%
1,693 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.1%
818 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
774 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.9%
706 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
618 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
348 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
133 residents aged 16 and over
Walker North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)49.6%
2,528 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.5%
2,468 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
96 residents aged 16 and over
Walker North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations22.2%
1,129 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed19.7%
1,004 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.5%
891 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.1%
465 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.4%
429 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.8%
399 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
317 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6%
307 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations2.9%
149 residents aged 16 and over
Walker North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.1%
2,654 residents
Good health31.3%
2,074 residents
Fair health17.8%
1,180 residents
Bad health8.1%
537 residents
Very bad health2.6%
175 residents
Walker North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.2%
4,914 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.8%
1,708 residents
Walker North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.1%
1,039 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension30.3%
874 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.5%
676 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.7%
280 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
11 households
Walker North · 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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