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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001779

Simonside

Simonside is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,348 residents in South Tyneside. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for South Tyneside
5,348

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,525

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,990.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

45.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

39.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.0%

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.

Headland & West View, Hartlepool10,278 residents · 39.7% owned · 40.0% no carThornaby South, Stockton-on-Tees5,042 residents · 50.2% owned · 36.3% no carWoodhouse West, Sheffield5,823 residents · 47.2% owned · 36.6% no carEasedale Gardens, Gateshead6,791 residents · 50.3% owned · 39.9% no carHowdon, North Tyneside6,408 residents · 45.2% owned · 40.0% no carConcord and Sulgrave, Sunderland9,356 residents · 41.0% owned · 43.7% no car

Most similar within South Tyneside

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Brockley Whins, South Tyneside5,391 residents · 40.6% owned · 40.3% no carJarrow Town, South Tyneside5,237 residents · 44.7% owned · 42.7% no carWhiteleas, South Tyneside6,610 residents · 54.1% owned · 33.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Simonside

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

Tenure

Owned45.3%
1,143 households
Social rented41.4%
1,046 households
Private rented13%
327 households
Shared ownership0.3%
7 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Simonside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.4%
1,222 households
Terraced29.5%
744 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15%
380 households
Detached4.1%
103 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.1%
52 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Simonside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.3%
1,018 households
No cars or vans in household39.5%
997 households
2 cars or vans in household16.6%
420 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.5%
89 households
Simonside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.4%
1,146 households
2 bedrooms32.3%
816 households
1 bedroom16.8%
425 households
4 or more bedrooms5.5%
138 households
Simonside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.2%
1,468 households
One-person household38.9%
983 households
Other household types2.9%
73 households
Simonside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household39%
984 households
2 people in household33.4%
843 households
3 people in household14.4%
363 households
4 people in household8.6%
217 households
5 people in household3.3%
83 households
6 people in household1.1%
29 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
4 households
7 people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Simonside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.6%
888 residents
15–2917.3%
925 residents
30–4418.4%
985 residents
45–6426.6%
1,421 residents
65 and over21.1%
1,130 residents
Simonside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95%
5,082 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
97 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
94 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
40 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
36 residents
Simonside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.9%
1,139 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19%
837 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.8%
737 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
677 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%
500 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship9%
394 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
111 residents aged 16 and over
Simonside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.8%
2,235 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.9%
2,105 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
59 residents aged 16 and over
Simonside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.7%
824 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed17.1%
751 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.9%
656 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.7%
601 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
518 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.3%
321 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.8%
300 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
216 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.7%
208 residents aged 16 and over
Simonside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39%
2,087 residents
Good health33.1%
1,771 residents
Fair health17.4%
929 residents
Bad health8.1%
435 residents
Very bad health2.4%
126 residents
Simonside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.3%
3,920 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.7%
1,427 residents
Simonside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.6%
899 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension35.1%
887 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.5%
567 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.4%
162 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
10 households
Simonside · 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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