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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001792

Seaburn

Seaburn is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,824 residents in Sunderland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sunderland
6,824

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,035

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,191.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

87.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.5%

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.

Harton West, South Tyneside5,244 residents · 86.2% owned · 18.0% no carMarshside, Sefton6,850 residents · 86.1% owned · 13.2% no carElm Tree & Grangefield, Stockton-on-Tees6,090 residents · 80.7% owned · 18.8% no carFairfield, Stockton-on-Tees7,454 residents · 83.5% owned · 13.2% no carHucclecote, Gloucester7,382 residents · 82.8% owned · 14.1% no carChester-le-Street North, County Durham7,960 residents · 77.3% owned · 17.9% no car

Most similar within Sunderland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Herrington & Doxford, Sunderland6,883 residents · 81.0% owned · 15.9% no carHill View & Tunstall, Sunderland9,978 residents · 87.1% owned · 15.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Seaburn

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

Tenure

Owned87.5%
2,656 households
Private rented9.6%
290 households
Social rented2.6%
78 households
Shared ownership0.4%
11 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Seaburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached53.3%
1,616 households
Terraced33.8%
1,025 households
Detached7.4%
224 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.6%
110 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
32 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
21 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Seaburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.6%
1,322 households
2 cars or vans in household29.7%
900 households
No cars or vans in household17.7%
538 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9%
274 households
Seaburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48%
1,456 households
2 bedrooms24.4%
742 households
4 or more bedrooms21.9%
665 households
1 bedroom5.7%
172 households
Seaburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.7%
2,116 households
One-person household28.8%
874 households
Other household types1.5%
46 households
Seaburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.5%
1,229 households
1 person in household28.8%
874 households
3 people in household16.4%
497 households
4 people in household11.4%
345 households
5 people in household2.4%
74 households
6 people in household0.4%
13 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Seaburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.3%
773 residents
15–2913.4%
912 residents
30–4414.6%
999 residents
45–6432.5%
2,220 residents
65 and over28.1%
1,921 residents
Seaburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.5%
6,716 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
45 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%
44 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
8 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
7 residents
Seaburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.5%
2,063 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.6%
1,050 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.5%
928 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.1%
782 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%
524 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.4%
444 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
184 residents aged 16 and over
Seaburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.3%
3,126 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.1%
2,757 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
95 residents aged 16 and over
Seaburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.9%
1,486 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.4%
922 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.5%
745 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.8%
644 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.4%
561 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.6%
511 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.8%
465 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
349 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
289 residents aged 16 and over
Seaburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.3%
3,092 residents
Good health34.5%
2,351 residents
Fair health14.8%
1,008 residents
Bad health4.4%
299 residents
Very bad health1.1%
72 residents
Seaburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.5%
5,423 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.5%
1,399 residents
Seaburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53%
1,610 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
1,045 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.9%
332 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
48 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Seaburn · 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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