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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001774

Jarrow Town

Jarrow Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,237 residents in South Tyneside. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for South Tyneside
5,237

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,524

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,601.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

42.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.3%

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.

Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell, County Durham9,614 residents · 47.2% owned · 34.1% no carOrsmgill & Hindpool, Barrow-in-Furness6,755 residents · 50.9% owned · 41.4% no carEasedale Gardens, Gateshead6,791 residents · 50.3% owned · 39.9% no carGreasborough, Rotherham7,782 residents · 46.5% owned · 36.2% no carPercy Main, North Tyneside7,563 residents · 36.1% owned · 44.2% no carWoodhouse West, Sheffield5,823 residents · 47.2% owned · 36.6% no car

Most similar within South Tyneside

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Simonside, South Tyneside5,348 residents · 45.3% owned · 39.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Jarrow Town

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

Tenure

Owned44.7%
1,128 households
Social rented39.5%
998 households
Private rented15.4%
389 households
Lives rent free0.3%
7 households
Shared ownership0.1%
2 households
Jarrow Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced45.8%
1,157 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement27.6%
697 households
Semi-detached17.3%
438 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.1%
104 households
Detached4%
101 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
4 households
Jarrow Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household42.7%
1,078 households
1 car or van in household40.2%
1,016 households
2 cars or vans in household13.9%
350 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.3%
83 households
Jarrow Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.8%
1,158 households
2 bedrooms27.7%
699 households
1 bedroom17%
429 households
4 or more bedrooms9.5%
241 households
Jarrow Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.3%
1,371 households
One-person household42.4%
1,070 households
Other household types3.3%
83 households
Jarrow Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household42.4%
1,072 households
2 people in household30.3%
765 households
3 people in household14.8%
374 households
4 people in household8.6%
218 households
5 people in household2.6%
65 households
6 people in household1.1%
27 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
4 households
7 people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Jarrow Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.3%
854 residents
15–2915.7%
820 residents
30–4419.6%
1,025 residents
45–6428.3%
1,480 residents
65 and over20.2%
1,056 residents
Jarrow Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.9%
5,019 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
94 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
48 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
37 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
35 residents
Jarrow Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.9%
1,035 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23.3%
1,012 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
739 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
616 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%
485 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
329 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
121 residents aged 16 and over
Jarrow Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.3%
2,267 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46%
1,993 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
72 residents aged 16 and over
Jarrow Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations17.2%
745 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.6%
718 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.9%
648 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.6%
632 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.6%
503 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.9%
301 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
288 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.9%
256 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
246 residents aged 16 and over
Jarrow Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.2%
2,052 residents
Good health32.9%
1,723 residents
Fair health18.3%
960 residents
Bad health7.5%
391 residents
Very bad health2.1%
111 residents
Jarrow Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.6%
3,852 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.4%
1,385 residents
Jarrow Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.6%
976 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
860 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20%
505 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.2%
183 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Jarrow Town · 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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