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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001759

North Shields

North Shields is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,137 residents in North Tyneside. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for North Tyneside
6,137

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,346

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,424.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

38.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.4%

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.

Central Chesterfield & Stonegravels, Chesterfield9,584 residents · 44.6% owned · 31.9% no carMorley Central, Leeds6,774 residents · 48.3% owned · 35.0% no carWestoe, South Tyneside5,951 residents · 65.9% owned · 30.9% no carCentral Darlington & Pierremont, Darlington11,484 residents · 44.0% owned · 40.2% no carCentral Carlisle, Carlisle8,023 residents · 49.1% owned · 37.6% no carTaunton Wilton, Somerset West and Taunton8,667 residents · 53.8% owned · 31.8% no car

Most similar within North Tyneside

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Wallsend East, North Tyneside7,175 residents · 48.3% owned · 36.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in North Shields

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

Tenure

Owned53.6%
1,793 households
Private rented31.6%
1,056 households
Social rented14.3%
480 households
Shared ownership0.4%
12 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
North Shields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement40.8%
1,364 households
Terraced26.8%
897 households
Semi-detached12.7%
426 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits12.6%
421 households
Detached3.2%
106 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.1%
71 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.7%
57 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
North Shields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.5%
1,456 households
No cars or vans in household38.3%
1,282 households
2 cars or vans in household15.8%
528 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.4%
79 households
North Shields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms40.3%
1,347 households
3 bedrooms30.5%
1,018 households
1 bedroom17.7%
591 households
4 or more bedrooms11.6%
387 households
North Shields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household49.2%
1,647 households
Single family household47.8%
1,598 households
Other household types3%
101 households
North Shields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household49.2%
1,647 households
2 people in household31.1%
1,040 households
3 people in household11.3%
379 households
4 people in household6.3%
212 households
5 people in household1.4%
47 households
6 people in household0.4%
15 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
North Shields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.2%
748 residents
15–2916.4%
1,007 residents
30–4421.7%
1,329 residents
45–6428.6%
1,757 residents
65 and over21.1%
1,293 residents
North Shields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.2%
5,781 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%
160 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
117 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
41 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
37 residents
North Shields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.4%
1,891 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17%
906 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
891 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.3%
710 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
505 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
321 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
111 residents aged 16 and over
North Shields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.7%
3,189 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.9%
2,074 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
75 residents aged 16 and over
North Shields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.1%
1,230 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
690 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.1%
645 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.7%
625 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.6%
619 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.1%
592 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.5%
402 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
311 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
222 residents aged 16 and over
North Shields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.2%
2,529 residents
Good health35.5%
2,181 residents
Fair health16.6%
1,016 residents
Bad health5%
306 residents
Very bad health1.7%
104 residents
North Shields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.8%
4,777 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.2%
1,360 residents
North Shields · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.8%
1,635 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
1,091 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.3%
477 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.1%
137 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
North Shields · 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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