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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001772

West Park

West Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,025 residents in South Tyneside. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for South Tyneside
5,025

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,410

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,100

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.9%

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.

Swinton Newtown, Salford5,820 residents · 59.2% owned · 30.0% no carBamber Bridge West, South Ribble5,457 residents · 66.1% owned · 21.8% no carWallsend West, North Tyneside6,864 residents · 53.7% owned · 40.2% no carCarlton, Gedling9,659 residents · 62.3% owned · 28.6% no carRoyton South East, Oldham6,028 residents · 63.1% owned · 28.6% no carLower Penwortham South, South Ribble5,657 residents · 58.7% owned · 21.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West Park

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

Tenure

Owned61.3%
1,477 households
Social rented19.3%
466 households
Private rented18.7%
451 households
Shared ownership0.6%
15 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.4%
1,068 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement27.9%
672 households
Terraced17.6%
425 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.6%
158 households
Detached2.8%
68 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.4%
1,021 households
No cars or vans in household33.3%
801 households
2 cars or vans in household19%
457 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.4%
129 households
West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.8%
1,151 households
2 bedrooms31.2%
752 households
4 or more bedrooms10.8%
260 households
1 bedroom10.2%
245 households
West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.8%
1,392 households
One-person household39.5%
951 households
Other household types2.7%
66 households
West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household39.5%
951 households
2 people in household32.9%
793 households
3 people in household14.5%
349 households
4 people in household8.8%
212 households
5 people in household3.1%
75 households
6 people in household0.6%
14 households
7 people in household0.4%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.9%
751 residents
15–2915.5%
779 residents
30–4417.7%
887 residents
45–6428.8%
1,446 residents
65 and over23.1%
1,161 residents
West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92%
4,623 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.8%
190 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
96 residents
Other ethnic group1.5%
76 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
39 residents
West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.9%
1,218 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.7%
789 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.1%
763 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
603 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
426 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.3%
307 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
115 residents aged 16 and over
West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.8%
2,272 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.4%
1,874 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
77 residents aged 16 and over
West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.8%
836 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.3%
605 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.1%
595 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.5%
527 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.1%
512 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.2%
344 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.1%
301 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
286 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
211 residents aged 16 and over
West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.1%
2,116 residents
Good health34.4%
1,730 residents
Fair health15.5%
781 residents
Bad health6.3%
317 residents
Very bad health1.7%
84 residents
West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.4%
3,892 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.6%
1,134 residents
West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.1%
1,014 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.4%
878 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.3%
417 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.1%
100 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
West Park · 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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