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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001755

Holystone & Benton

Holystone & Benton is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,896 residents in North Tyneside. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for North Tyneside
9,896

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,303

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,773.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.9%

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.

Chorley West, Chorley11,326 residents · 71.1% owned · 13.5% no carPye Corner & Graig, Newport6,982 residents · 72.9% owned · 13.1% no carCaerphilly South, Caerphilly10,624 residents · 78.1% owned · 15.0% no carNorth Lindley & Birchencliffe, Kirklees8,595 residents · 77.7% owned · 17.2% no carSalisbury Bishopsdown, Wiltshire6,868 residents · 68.8% owned · 15.4% no carMacclesfield Bollinbrook, Cheshire East7,325 residents · 78.1% owned · 14.1% no car

Most similar within North Tyneside

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Shiremoor North & South Wellfield, North Tyneside8,172 residents · 71.4% owned · 18.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Holystone & Benton

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

Tenure

Owned74.2%
3,193 households
Social rented14.4%
620 households
Private rented11.2%
480 households
Shared ownership0.2%
9 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Holystone & Benton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.2%
1,732 households
Detached28.8%
1,241 households
Terraced15.9%
687 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.3%
573 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
48 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
14 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Holystone & Benton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.3%
1,822 households
2 cars or vans in household29.3%
1,261 households
No cars or vans in household21.6%
929 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.8%
294 households
Holystone & Benton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38%
1,638 households
4 or more bedrooms30.3%
1,304 households
2 bedrooms23.1%
995 households
1 bedroom8.6%
369 households
Holystone & Benton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.4%
2,904 households
One-person household29.5%
1,272 households
Other household types3%
130 households
Holystone & Benton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.5%
1,572 households
1 person in household29.5%
1,272 households
3 people in household16%
691 households
4 people in household13.9%
599 households
5 people in household3.4%
147 households
6 people in household0.6%
24 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Holystone & Benton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.6%
1,738 residents
15–2915.1%
1,496 residents
30–4422%
2,178 residents
45–6426.8%
2,654 residents
65 and over18.5%
1,829 residents
Holystone & Benton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.3%
9,037 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.2%
517 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
195 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
81 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
65 residents
Holystone & Benton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41.9%
3,377 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
1,322 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.5%
1,167 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
1,027 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.2%
583 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
438 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.7%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Holystone & Benton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.6%
5,043 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.7%
2,875 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
132 residents aged 16 and over
Holystone & Benton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.6%
2,065 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18%
1,448 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.6%
1,174 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.5%
765 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.5%
685 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.3%
584 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.5%
522 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
409 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
400 residents aged 16 and over
Holystone & Benton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.5%
5,000 residents
Good health32.6%
3,227 residents
Fair health11.8%
1,168 residents
Bad health4.1%
402 residents
Very bad health1%
98 residents
Holystone & Benton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.2%
8,135 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.8%
1,759 residents
Holystone & Benton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.4%
2,386 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.7%
1,322 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.2%
484 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
111 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Holystone & Benton · 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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