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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001784

Primrose

Primrose is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,569 residents in South Tyneside. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for South Tyneside
6,569

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,913

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,826

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.7%

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.

Hoyland, Barnsley7,913 residents · 60.6% owned · 23.2% no carHoughton Town, Sunderland8,539 residents · 61.7% owned · 28.5% no carBlyth Isabella, Northumberland7,822 residents · 49.3% owned · 32.0% no carGrangetown, Sunderland6,172 residents · 61.3% owned · 30.1% no carNew York, North Tyneside6,404 residents · 52.0% owned · 34.0% no carMoss Bank, St. Helens10,272 residents · 65.6% owned · 21.6% no car

Most similar within South Tyneside

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Harton East, South Tyneside5,435 residents · 49.4% owned · 34.9% no carHorsley Hill, South Tyneside6,194 residents · 55.9% owned · 33.4% no carCleadon Park, South Tyneside6,042 residents · 57.5% owned · 29.2% no carWhiteleas, South Tyneside6,610 residents · 54.1% owned · 33.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Primrose

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

Tenure

Owned52.7%
1,534 households
Social rented40.6%
1,183 households
Private rented6.4%
186 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Primrose · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached76.1%
2,213 households
Terraced9%
261 households
Detached7.5%
219 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.1%
176 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
26 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Primrose · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.2%
1,228 households
No cars or vans in household31.7%
922 households
2 cars or vans in household20.5%
596 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.6%
162 households
Primrose · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms59%
1,715 households
2 bedrooms22.1%
644 households
1 bedroom9.7%
281 households
4 or more bedrooms9.2%
269 households
Primrose · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64%
1,864 households
One-person household32.7%
951 households
Other household types3.3%
97 households
Primrose · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.2%
965 households
1 person in household32.7%
951 households
3 people in household18%
523 households
4 people in household11.1%
323 households
5 people in household3.5%
101 households
6 people in household1%
29 households
7 people in household0.4%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Primrose · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.2%
1,129 residents
15–2916.5%
1,083 residents
30–4416.7%
1,100 residents
45–6428.4%
1,867 residents
65 and over21.2%
1,391 residents
Primrose · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.7%
6,419 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
70 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
40 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
29 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
12 residents
Primrose · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above21.7%
1,163 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.1%
1,128 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.7%
1,056 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
826 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
580 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.8%
473 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Primrose · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.3%
2,856 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.9%
2,406 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
94 residents aged 16 and over
Primrose · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations17%
909 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.5%
886 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.3%
818 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
693 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.5%
670 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
384 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.6%
355 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6%
322 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
320 residents aged 16 and over
Primrose · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.6%
2,734 residents
Good health33.5%
2,203 residents
Fair health16.2%
1,067 residents
Bad health6.8%
445 residents
Very bad health1.8%
121 residents
Primrose · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.4%
4,955 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.6%
1,615 residents
Primrose · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.5%
1,176 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%
1,033 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.6%
571 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.1%
120 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Primrose · 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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