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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001786

Whiteleas

Whiteleas is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,610 residents in South Tyneside. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for South Tyneside
6,610

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,106

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,369.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.3%

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.

Windy Nook & Whitehills, Gateshead6,549 residents · 56.5% owned · 35.5% no carSilksworth, Sunderland6,689 residents · 53.8% owned · 31.4% no carBlaydon South, Gateshead8,037 residents · 48.1% owned · 35.3% no carMeadowhead, Blackburn with Darwen7,278 residents · 60.5% owned · 29.6% no carBlyth Isabella, Northumberland7,822 residents · 49.3% owned · 32.0% no carGrangetown, Sunderland6,172 residents · 61.3% owned · 30.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Whiteleas

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

Tenure

Owned54.1%
1,681 households
Social rented35.4%
1,101 households
Private rented9.9%
306 households
Shared ownership0.5%
16 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Whiteleas · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47.3%
1,468 households
Terraced37.8%
1,173 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.2%
254 households
Detached4.4%
136 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.9%
58 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 warehouse0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Whiteleas · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.2%
1,312 households
No cars or vans in household33.7%
1,047 households
2 cars or vans in household19.2%
597 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.8%
150 households
Whiteleas · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms54.5%
1,691 households
2 bedrooms30.3%
940 households
1 bedroom10%
310 households
4 or more bedrooms5.3%
164 households
Whiteleas · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.2%
1,901 households
One-person household36%
1,119 households
Other household types2.8%
86 households
Whiteleas · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36%
1,119 households
2 people in household32.3%
1,005 households
3 people in household18.9%
587 households
4 people in household9.3%
288 households
5 people in household2.6%
81 households
6 people in household0.8%
25 households
7 people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Whiteleas · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.8%
1,109 residents
15–2915.7%
1,041 residents
30–4418.4%
1,215 residents
45–6428.6%
1,893 residents
65 and over20.5%
1,352 residents
Whiteleas · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.9%
6,471 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
73 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
24 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.3%
23 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
20 residents
Whiteleas · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.7%
1,288 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.3%
1,102 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.6%
1,013 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
836 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
592 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.6%
470 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Whiteleas · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.8%
2,928 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.8%
2,438 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
78 residents aged 16 and over
Whiteleas · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.7%
1,020 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.2%
934 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.8%
804 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.7%
745 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
660 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.6%
411 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6%
329 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
271 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.9%
269 residents aged 16 and over
Whiteleas · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.7%
2,758 residents
Good health33%
2,178 residents
Fair health16.3%
1,078 residents
Bad health6.7%
442 residents
Very bad health2.3%
153 residents
Whiteleas · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75%
4,959 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25%
1,651 residents
Whiteleas · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.8%
1,237 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.2%
1,062 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.8%
614 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6%
185 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Whiteleas · 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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