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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001760

Chirton

Chirton is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,745 residents in North Tyneside. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for North Tyneside
7,745

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,469

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,314.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

37.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

43.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.6%

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.

Brockley Whins, South Tyneside5,391 residents · 40.6% owned · 40.3% no carMeir North, Stoke-on-Trent6,775 residents · 45.5% owned · 31.2% no carBlacon South, Cheshire West and Chester7,341 residents · 47.9% owned · 33.6% no carMount Pleasant & Deckham East, Gateshead6,313 residents · 35.4% owned · 43.8% no carBotcherby & Harraby, Carlisle9,528 residents · 49.7% owned · 32.9% no carFawdon South, Newcastle upon Tyne10,103 residents · 45.5% owned · 40.3% no car

Most similar within North Tyneside

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Willington Quay, North Tyneside7,643 residents · 41.8% owned · 41.3% no carHowdon, North Tyneside6,408 residents · 45.2% owned · 40.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chirton

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

Tenure

Social rented39.7%
1,377 households
Owned37.2%
1,289 households
Private rented22.7%
789 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Chirton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.1%
1,462 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26.7%
926 households
Terraced20.4%
709 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.2%
215 households
Detached3.6%
126 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
24 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Chirton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household43.3%
1,501 households
1 car or van in household41.3%
1,431 households
2 cars or vans in household12.4%
431 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.1%
106 households
Chirton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.8%
1,520 households
2 bedrooms40.7%
1,411 households
1 bedroom8.9%
309 households
4 or more bedrooms6.6%
229 households
Chirton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.9%
2,043 households
One-person household37%
1,282 households
Other household types4.2%
144 households
Chirton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37%
1,282 households
2 people in household29.2%
1,014 households
3 people in household17.5%
607 households
4 people in household10.3%
358 households
5 people in household4%
140 households
6 people in household1.4%
48 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chirton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.1%
1,711 residents
15–2919.5%
1,510 residents
30–4419.7%
1,529 residents
45–6425.2%
1,953 residents
65 and over13.5%
1,042 residents
Chirton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.5%
7,241 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3%
230 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
118 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%
114 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
43 residents
Chirton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.7%
1,524 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.6%
1,105 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.6%
1,046 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.9%
944 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.5%
742 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.3%
430 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Chirton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.2%
3,333 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.9%
2,485 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
109 residents aged 16 and over
Chirton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.7%
1,168 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations18.1%
1,075 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.2%
899 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.4%
733 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.6%
685 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.9%
406 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
368 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
344 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.2%
248 residents aged 16 and over
Chirton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.2%
3,347 residents
Good health32.1%
2,487 residents
Fair health16.5%
1,278 residents
Bad health6.2%
477 residents
Very bad health2%
156 residents
Chirton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.7%
5,865 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.3%
1,880 residents
Chirton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36%
1,250 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
1,210 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.9%
725 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8%
276 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Chirton · 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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