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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001796

Monkwearmouth

Monkwearmouth is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,568 residents in Sunderland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sunderland
8,568

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,236

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,721.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.5%

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.

Blyth Town, Northumberland9,379 residents · 56.7% owned · 30.9% no carWallsend West, North Tyneside6,864 residents · 53.7% owned · 40.2% no carFalsgrave, Scarborough9,199 residents · 61.0% owned · 29.6% no carWest Park, South Tyneside5,025 residents · 61.3% owned · 33.3% no carMorpeth Central & East, Northumberland6,030 residents · 58.8% owned · 30.2% no carConsett, County Durham11,018 residents · 63.4% owned · 27.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Monkwearmouth

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

Tenure

Owned59.9%
2,539 households
Private rented22.2%
941 households
Social rented16.8%
711 households
Shared ownership1%
44 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Monkwearmouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced47.2%
2,001 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.7%
961 households
Semi-detached19.5%
827 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.2%
261 households
Detached2.8%
119 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
32 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
31 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Monkwearmouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.9%
1,904 households
No cars or vans in household31.8%
1,346 households
2 cars or vans in household18.4%
779 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.9%
208 households
Monkwearmouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms40.9%
1,732 households
3 bedrooms34.5%
1,460 households
1 bedroom13.2%
558 households
4 or more bedrooms11.5%
487 households
Monkwearmouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.5%
2,307 households
One-person household41.9%
1,775 households
Other household types3.6%
152 households
Monkwearmouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household41.9%
1,775 households
2 people in household34%
1,441 households
3 people in household12.7%
537 households
4 people in household8.3%
351 households
5 people in household2.2%
93 households
6 people in household0.6%
26 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Monkwearmouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.3%
1,051 residents
15–2917.2%
1,474 residents
30–4417.2%
1,475 residents
45–6429%
2,482 residents
65 and over24.3%
2,081 residents
Monkwearmouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.5%
8,006 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.5%
297 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%
147 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
70 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
46 residents
Monkwearmouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.5%
2,196 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20%
1,490 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.4%
1,370 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.4%
924 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
647 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8%
597 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
217 residents aged 16 and over
Monkwearmouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.9%
3,865 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45%
3,348 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.1%
229 residents aged 16 and over
Monkwearmouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.2%
1,355 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.9%
1,037 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%
1,002 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
932 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11%
815 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.7%
649 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8%
593 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.8%
580 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
478 residents aged 16 and over
Monkwearmouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.8%
3,582 residents
Good health33.6%
2,877 residents
Fair health16.6%
1,425 residents
Bad health6%
516 residents
Very bad health1.9%
165 residents
Monkwearmouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.5%
6,554 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.5%
2,012 residents
Monkwearmouth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.5%
1,842 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.4%
1,498 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.2%
728 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%
161 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Monkwearmouth · 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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