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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001767

Wallsend West

Wallsend West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,864 residents in North Tyneside. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for North Tyneside
6,864

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,358

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,135.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

40.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.4%

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.

Blyth Town, Northumberland9,379 residents · 56.7% owned · 30.9% no carWest Park, South Tyneside5,025 residents · 61.3% owned · 33.3% no carBank Top, Darlington7,506 residents · 46.4% owned · 39.5% no carHorwich North, Bolton7,300 residents · 58.1% owned · 27.4% no carWest Harton, South Tyneside5,617 residents · 46.0% owned · 44.0% no carFarnworth South, Bolton8,204 residents · 48.6% owned · 36.4% 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 Wallsend West

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

Tenure

Owned53.7%
1,803 households
Social rented25.5%
855 households
Private rented20.7%
695 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Wallsend West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35.1%
1,180 households
Terraced28.5%
958 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24.6%
827 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.9%
199 households
Detached4.3%
144 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
31 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
23 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Wallsend West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.9%
1,407 households
No cars or vans in household40.2%
1,351 households
2 cars or vans in household14.2%
478 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.7%
124 households
Wallsend West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41%
1,376 households
2 bedrooms37.2%
1,249 households
1 bedroom12.8%
430 households
4 or more bedrooms9.1%
304 households
Wallsend West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.4%
1,861 households
One-person household41%
1,378 households
Other household types3.5%
119 households
Wallsend West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household41%
1,378 households
2 people in household33.1%
1,111 households
3 people in household13.8%
465 households
4 people in household8.3%
280 households
5 people in household2.6%
86 households
6 people in household1%
34 households
7 people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Wallsend West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.9%
1,024 residents
15–2916.9%
1,159 residents
30–4420%
1,372 residents
45–6429.1%
1,996 residents
65 and over19.1%
1,313 residents
Wallsend West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95%
6,523 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%
179 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
58 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
56 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
48 residents
Wallsend West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.4%
1,463 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.6%
1,302 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
990 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
817 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
585 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8%
462 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
141 residents aged 16 and over
Wallsend West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57%
3,280 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.4%
2,386 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
92 residents aged 16 and over
Wallsend West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.1%
985 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.4%
888 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.9%
858 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.9%
802 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.4%
774 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.5%
430 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.7%
383 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
337 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
300 residents aged 16 and over
Wallsend West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.7%
2,723 residents
Good health34.1%
2,341 residents
Fair health17.4%
1,197 residents
Bad health7.1%
486 residents
Very bad health1.7%
117 residents
Wallsend West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.6%
5,186 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.4%
1,678 residents
Wallsend West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.5%
1,428 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
1,117 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.2%
613 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.9%
197 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Wallsend West · 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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