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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001781

Brockley Whins

Brockley Whins is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,391 residents in South Tyneside. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for South Tyneside
5,391

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,560

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,662.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

40.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

40.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

17.9%

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.

Howdon, North Tyneside6,408 residents · 45.2% owned · 40.0% no carTown End Farm, Sunderland8,274 residents · 34.7% owned · 44.7% no carPennywell and Grindon, Sunderland8,699 residents · 47.8% owned · 38.6% no carChirton, North Tyneside7,745 residents · 37.2% owned · 43.3% no carWindy Nook & Whitehills, Gateshead6,549 residents · 56.5% owned · 35.5% no carBlyth Isabella, Northumberland7,822 residents · 49.3% owned · 32.0% 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 carWhiteleas, South Tyneside6,610 residents · 54.1% owned · 33.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brockley Whins

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

Tenure

Social rented48.9%
1,253 households
Owned40.6%
1,039 households
Private rented10.3%
264 households
Shared ownership0.2%
4 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Brockley Whins · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached58.2%
1,490 households
Terraced26%
665 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.4%
241 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.1%
79 households
Detached2.6%
66 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%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Brockley Whins · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.6%
1,064 households
No cars or vans in household40.3%
1,031 households
2 cars or vans in household14.8%
380 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.3%
85 households
Brockley Whins · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.9%
1,099 households
2 bedrooms41.4%
1,059 households
1 bedroom12.1%
310 households
4 or more bedrooms3.6%
92 households
Brockley Whins · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.7%
1,526 households
One-person household37.7%
964 households
Other household types2.7%
68 households
Brockley Whins · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.7%
964 households
2 people in household32.6%
834 households
3 people in household16.1%
412 households
4 people in household9.9%
254 households
5 people in household2.8%
71 households
6 people in household0.9%
23 households
7 people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Brockley Whins · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.2%
1,089 residents
15–2917.2%
926 residents
30–4419.6%
1,054 residents
45–6426.5%
1,426 residents
65 and over16.6%
896 residents
Brockley Whins · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.6%
5,263 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
70 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
35 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
12 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
10 residents
Brockley Whins · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.1%
1,067 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.6%
789 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above17.9%
759 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.5%
701 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
463 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.7%
370 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
97 residents aged 16 and over
Brockley Whins · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.9%
2,287 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.5%
1,890 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
68 residents aged 16 and over
Brockley Whins · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.8%
841 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations18.2%
771 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed16.1%
684 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12%
509 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.7%
454 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
304 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.3%
268 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
238 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.2%
177 residents aged 16 and over
Brockley Whins · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.7%
2,249 residents
Good health32.3%
1,740 residents
Fair health16.7%
902 residents
Bad health7%
375 residents
Very bad health2.3%
125 residents
Brockley Whins · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.9%
4,036 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.1%
1,355 residents
Brockley Whins · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37%
947 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.8%
916 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.9%
509 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7%
178 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Brockley Whins · 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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