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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001750

Preston Grange

Preston Grange is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,791 residents in North Tyneside. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for North Tyneside
6,791

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,878

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,446.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

82.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.2%

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.

Urmston West, Trafford7,040 residents · 83.1% owned · 14.3% no carLow Fell West, Gateshead6,236 residents · 83.6% owned · 19.1% no carOrrell & Longshaw, Wigan12,764 residents · 81.1% owned · 13.8% no carAlkrington, Rochdale9,903 residents · 81.1% owned · 16.4% no carSpringhead & Grasscroft, Oldham6,064 residents · 78.1% owned · 15.4% no carShevington, Wigan10,174 residents · 84.4% owned · 11.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Preston Grange

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

Tenure

Owned82.7%
2,379 households
Social rented8.6%
248 households
Private rented8.5%
244 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Preston Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached59.5%
1,713 households
Detached21.7%
625 households
Terraced9.9%
285 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.3%
238 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
11 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 structure0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Preston Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.7%
1,230 households
2 cars or vans in household32%
922 households
No cars or vans in household16%
460 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.2%
266 households
Preston Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.4%
1,220 households
4 or more bedrooms29%
833 households
2 bedrooms24.7%
712 households
1 bedroom3.9%
112 households
Preston Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.3%
1,994 households
One-person household27.2%
783 households
Other household types3.5%
100 households
Preston Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37%
1,066 households
1 person in household27.2%
783 households
3 people in household17.4%
500 households
4 people in household13.7%
395 households
5 people in household3.3%
94 households
6 people in household0.8%
22 households
7 people in household0.5%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Preston Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.1%
1,092 residents
15–2912.8%
867 residents
30–4418.1%
1,232 residents
45–6427.5%
1,869 residents
65 and over25.5%
1,732 residents
Preston Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.7%
6,434 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.5%
237 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
79 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
22 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
20 residents
Preston Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.2%
1,980 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
984 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
803 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.3%
803 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.4%
470 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.3%
412 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
166 residents aged 16 and over
Preston Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.3%
3,220 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.9%
2,295 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
103 residents aged 16 and over
Preston Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.6%
1,383 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.3%
918 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.8%
833 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.6%
594 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
465 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.6%
425 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.5%
419 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
292 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
289 residents aged 16 and over
Preston Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.3%
3,351 residents
Good health32.3%
2,195 residents
Fair health13%
880 residents
Bad health4.2%
287 residents
Very bad health1.1%
78 residents
Preston Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.5%
5,602 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.5%
1,187 residents
Preston Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.4%
1,566 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
930 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.4%
328 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
52 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Preston Grange · 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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