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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001757

Preston Billy Mill

Preston Billy Mill is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,839 residents in North Tyneside. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for North Tyneside
5,839

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,755

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,747.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.8%

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.

Dunston Hill, Gateshead6,220 residents · 70.0% owned · 26.3% no carBamber Bridge West, South Ribble5,457 residents · 66.1% owned · 21.8% no carBlaydon North & Winlaton Mill, Gateshead6,710 residents · 72.7% owned · 24.7% no carLemington, Newcastle upon Tyne9,451 residents · 62.4% owned · 29.2% no carRothwell Inner, Leeds6,708 residents · 65.6% owned · 24.3% no carDenton East, Tameside5,634 residents · 66.0% owned · 24.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Preston Billy Mill

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

Tenure

Owned70.1%
1,932 households
Social rented18.5%
511 households
Private rented11.1%
305 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Preston Billy Mill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached59.3%
1,633 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.7%
377 households
Terraced13.4%
370 households
Detached9.8%
270 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.8%
76 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
22 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Preston Billy Mill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.9%
1,264 households
No cars or vans in household27%
745 households
2 cars or vans in household21.6%
594 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.5%
152 households
Preston Billy Mill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.6%
1,312 households
2 bedrooms34.4%
948 households
4 or more bedrooms11.5%
317 households
1 bedroom6.5%
178 households
Preston Billy Mill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.8%
1,757 households
One-person household33.1%
912 households
Other household types3.1%
85 households
Preston Billy Mill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.4%
1,057 households
1 person in household33.1%
912 households
3 people in household15.7%
432 households
4 people in household10%
276 households
5 people in household2.3%
62 households
6 people in household0.4%
10 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Preston Billy Mill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.3%
837 residents
15–2914.1%
823 residents
30–4417%
993 residents
45–6430.6%
1,788 residents
65 and over23.9%
1,397 residents
Preston Billy Mill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.1%
5,610 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%
129 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
73 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
17 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
10 residents
Preston Billy Mill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.8%
1,275 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.1%
1,042 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
842 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
704 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
490 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship9.1%
451 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
141 residents aged 16 and over
Preston Billy Mill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.2%
2,733 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.7%
2,162 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
54 residents aged 16 and over
Preston Billy Mill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.7%
976 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.6%
720 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.3%
705 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.9%
687 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.4%
514 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.8%
433 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7%
346 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
341 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
224 residents aged 16 and over
Preston Billy Mill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.8%
2,440 residents
Good health36.6%
2,135 residents
Fair health15.3%
896 residents
Bad health4.9%
289 residents
Very bad health1.4%
79 residents
Preston Billy Mill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80%
4,674 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20%
1,165 residents
Preston Billy Mill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.5%
1,253 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
957 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.8%
436 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%
102 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Preston Billy Mill · 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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