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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001788

Boldon Colliery

Boldon Colliery is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,778 residents in South Tyneside. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for South Tyneside
5,778

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,662

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,785.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

30.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.4%

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.

Throckley & Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne10,746 residents · 58.6% owned · 29.1% no carBankfields, Redcar and Cleveland5,740 residents · 63.9% owned · 27.2% no carMacclesfield Weston, Cheshire East6,865 residents · 62.2% owned · 21.6% no carFordley, North Tyneside7,266 residents · 59.8% owned · 25.9% no carOrmesby, Redcar and Cleveland7,603 residents · 67.1% owned · 24.3% no carRoyton South West, Oldham5,953 residents · 66.7% owned · 26.5% no car

Most similar within South Tyneside

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hebburn North, South Tyneside9,055 residents · 51.2% owned · 34.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Boldon Colliery

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

Tenure

Owned59.4%
1,582 households
Social rented27.2%
725 households
Private rented13.1%
350 households
Shared ownership0.2%
4 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Boldon Colliery · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached34.5%
919 households
Terraced31.4%
836 households
Detached20.9%
558 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.4%
251 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.2%
86 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Boldon Colliery · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.4%
1,104 households
No cars or vans in household30.2%
806 households
2 cars or vans in household22.2%
593 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.1%
164 households
Boldon Colliery · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.4%
1,184 households
2 bedrooms31.2%
833 households
4 or more bedrooms13%
346 households
1 bedroom11.4%
304 households
Boldon Colliery · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.1%
1,707 households
One-person household33.8%
901 households
Other household types2.1%
57 households
Boldon Colliery · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.5%
947 households
1 person in household33.8%
902 households
3 people in household16.5%
441 households
4 people in household10.7%
286 households
5 people in household2.6%
70 households
6 people in household0.6%
17 households
7 people in household0.1%
2 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Boldon Colliery · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.5%
954 residents
15–2915.7%
906 residents
30–4417.9%
1,034 residents
45–6429.3%
1,695 residents
65 and over20.6%
1,192 residents
Boldon Colliery · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.3%
5,504 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.3%
131 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
59 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
42 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
41 residents
Boldon Colliery · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.4%
1,214 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.7%
940 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.1%
911 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
707 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
502 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.3%
397 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
107 residents aged 16 and over
Boldon Colliery · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.4%
2,648 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.1%
2,058 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
73 residents aged 16 and over
Boldon Colliery · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.4%
831 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.6%
695 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14%
668 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.7%
608 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.6%
602 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9%
428 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.6%
364 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
342 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
238 residents aged 16 and over
Boldon Colliery · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.1%
2,605 residents
Good health32.2%
1,860 residents
Fair health14.8%
854 residents
Bad health6.4%
367 residents
Very bad health1.6%
92 residents
Boldon Colliery · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.6%
4,542 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.4%
1,236 residents
Boldon Colliery · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.2%
1,204 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
886 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.7%
444 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.7%
125 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Boldon Colliery · 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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