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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001737

Walker South

Walker South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,187 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
6,187

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,875

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,376.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

25.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

55.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.4%

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.

Kirkdale North, Liverpool8,800 residents · 29.1% owned · 56.7% no carEverton East, Liverpool7,115 residents · 20.9% owned · 58.7% no carLittle Layton & Little Carleton, Blackpool6,079 residents · 32.9% owned · 48.8% no carBeacon Lough & Wrekenton, Gateshead7,869 residents · 39.5% owned · 45.3% no carKirkdale South & Vauxhall, Liverpool7,163 residents · 25.1% owned · 52.3% no carBrinnington, Stockport7,960 residents · 33.6% owned · 46.4% no car

Most similar within Newcastle upon Tyne

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Walker North, Newcastle upon Tyne6,620 residents · 24.2% owned · 55.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Walker South

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

Tenure

Social rented65.5%
1,883 households
Owned25.1%
722 households
Private rented8.7%
250 households
Lives rent free0.3%
10 households
Shared ownership0.3%
10 households
Walker South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced37.5%
1,079 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement28.9%
832 households
Semi-detached26.1%
751 households
Detached5.7%
163 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
38 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Walker South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household55.9%
1,608 households
1 car or van in household34.2%
984 households
2 cars or vans in household8.5%
244 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.3%
38 households
Walker South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms40.6%
1,166 households
3 bedrooms38%
1,093 households
1 bedroom17.2%
495 households
4 or more bedrooms4.2%
120 households
Walker South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.1%
1,525 households
One-person household42.1%
1,209 households
Other household types4.9%
140 households
Walker South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household42.1%
1,209 households
2 people in household26.4%
759 households
3 people in household16.9%
484 households
4 people in household9%
259 households
5 people in household3.3%
96 households
6 people in household1.9%
54 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Walker South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.1%
1,308 residents
15–2917.5%
1,085 residents
30–4420%
1,236 residents
45–6424.9%
1,543 residents
65 and over16.4%
1,017 residents
Walker South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.8%
5,312 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.6%
282 residents
Other ethnic group4.1%
253 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4%
249 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
93 residents
Walker South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications37%
1,779 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.4%
790 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.1%
631 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.1%
631 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%
514 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
322 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
145 residents aged 16 and over
Walker South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive50.3%
2,422 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)48.5%
2,334 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
56 residents aged 16 and over
Walker South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed22.9%
1,103 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations20.5%
986 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.4%
789 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.4%
454 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.2%
444 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6%
290 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
289 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
260 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.1%
197 residents aged 16 and over
Walker South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.6%
2,453 residents
Good health30.9%
1,909 residents
Fair health17.4%
1,074 residents
Bad health9.4%
580 residents
Very bad health2.8%
172 residents
Walker South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act72%
4,452 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act28%
1,735 residents
Walker South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.7%
1,053 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension26.9%
773 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions25.3%
726 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions10.7%
307 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
14 households
Walker South · 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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