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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001769

South Shields West

South Shields West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,419 residents in South Tyneside. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for South Tyneside
7,419

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,959

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,686.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

33.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

51.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.8%

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.

Percy Main, North Tyneside7,563 residents · 36.1% owned · 44.2% no carHendon & Docks, Sunderland7,655 residents · 31.5% owned · 53.0% no carTown Centre West, St. Helens7,319 residents · 38.8% owned · 44.4% no carBootle South, Sefton7,691 residents · 27.0% owned · 55.8% no carThornaby North, Stockton-on-Tees5,364 residents · 33.5% owned · 43.9% no carCentral Stockton & Portrack, Stockton-on-Tees6,102 residents · 31.4% owned · 49.9% no car

Most similar within South Tyneside

The closest matches in the same local authority.

West Harton, South Tyneside5,617 residents · 46.0% owned · 44.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in South Shields West

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

Tenure

Social rented43.2%
1,709 households
Owned33.5%
1,326 households
Private rented22.8%
901 households
Shared ownership0.5%
18 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
South Shields West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement43.3%
1,714 households
Terraced28.2%
1,116 households
Semi-detached14.4%
569 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits7.4%
291 households
Detached3%
118 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.1%
82 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
64 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
South Shields West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household51.2%
2,027 households
1 car or van in household35.6%
1,409 households
2 cars or vans in household11.2%
445 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2%
78 households
South Shields West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms41.3%
1,635 households
3 bedrooms31%
1,227 households
1 bedroom21.8%
864 households
4 or more bedrooms5.9%
233 households
South Shields West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household51.3%
2,032 households
Single family household45.2%
1,788 households
Other household types3.5%
138 households
South Shields West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household51.3%
2,031 households
2 people in household27.6%
1,092 households
3 people in household11.1%
440 households
4 people in household5.9%
234 households
5 people in household2.8%
109 households
6 people in household0.8%
32 households
7 people in household0.3%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
South Shields West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.6%
1,157 residents
15–2917.8%
1,324 residents
30–4422.8%
1,691 residents
45–6426.7%
1,978 residents
65 and over17.1%
1,269 residents
South Shields West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White80.7%
5,989 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.6%
789 residents
Other ethnic group3.7%
278 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%
205 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.1%
157 residents
South Shields West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.7%
1,597 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.8%
1,418 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
1,038 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
856 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
718 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
428 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
154 residents aged 16 and over
South Shields West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.4%
3,133 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.8%
2,969 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
109 residents aged 16 and over
South Shields West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed20.4%
1,265 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.9%
987 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.9%
927 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.6%
845 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.3%
642 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
439 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.3%
394 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.3%
389 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.2%
324 residents aged 16 and over
South Shields West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.3%
2,916 residents
Good health32.4%
2,402 residents
Fair health17.8%
1,319 residents
Bad health8%
592 residents
Very bad health2.6%
190 residents
South Shields West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.7%
5,465 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.3%
1,954 residents
South Shields West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension34.2%
1,356 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.1%
1,349 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.3%
884 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9%
357 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
15 households
South Shields 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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