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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001768

South Shields East

South Shields East is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,078 residents in South Tyneside. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for South Tyneside
8,078

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,681

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,114.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

34.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.1%

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.

Tonge, Bolton9,178 residents · 54.7% owned · 30.7% no carMiddleton Town & Rhodes, Rochdale7,210 residents · 58.1% owned · 32.4% no carHarbour, Victoria & Wooler Road, Hartlepool10,532 residents · 58.2% owned · 29.8% no carMonkwearmouth, Sunderland8,568 residents · 59.9% owned · 31.8% no carBlyth Town, Northumberland9,379 residents · 56.7% owned · 30.9% no carWallsend East, North Tyneside7,175 residents · 48.3% owned · 36.4% no car

Most similar within South Tyneside

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Westoe, South Tyneside5,951 residents · 65.9% owned · 30.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in South Shields East

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

Tenure

Owned57.3%
2,110 households
Private rented24.4%
898 households
Social rented16.2%
598 households
Shared ownership1.9%
71 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
South Shields East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced42.7%
1,574 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement34.7%
1,279 households
Semi-detached9.7%
359 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits8.4%
311 households
Detached2%
73 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
40 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.7%
24 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
23 households
South Shields East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.5%
1,640 households
No cars or vans in household34.4%
1,268 households
2 cars or vans in household16.7%
616 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.3%
159 households
South Shields East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms38.7%
1,427 households
3 bedrooms37.3%
1,374 households
4 or more bedrooms12.1%
445 households
1 bedroom11.9%
437 households
South Shields East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.3%
1,964 households
One-person household41.9%
1,543 households
Other household types4.8%
175 households
South Shields East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household41.9%
1,543 households
2 people in household29.9%
1,103 households
3 people in household11.8%
435 households
4 people in household9%
330 households
5 people in household4.3%
157 households
6 people in household1.8%
66 households
7 people in household0.8%
28 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
22 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
South Shields East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.5%
1,334 residents
15–2916.8%
1,355 residents
30–4420.6%
1,660 residents
45–6428.1%
2,269 residents
65 and over18.1%
1,459 residents
South Shields East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White77.2%
6,237 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh18.5%
1,496 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
176 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
113 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
58 residents
South Shields East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.1%
1,939 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.3%
1,355 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18%
1,200 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
926 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.9%
595 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
455 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
191 residents aged 16 and over
South Shields East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.4%
3,622 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.7%
2,915 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
127 residents aged 16 and over
South Shields East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.6%
1,238 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.2%
1,013 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.8%
852 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
794 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
736 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.7%
580 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.5%
567 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.1%
473 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
409 residents aged 16 and over
South Shields East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.4%
3,584 residents
Good health33.7%
2,725 residents
Fair health15.5%
1,255 residents
Bad health5%
405 residents
Very bad health1.4%
110 residents
South Shields East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.4%
6,412 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.6%
1,668 residents
South Shields East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.7%
1,684 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
1,202 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.9%
621 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.6%
170 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
South Shields East · 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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