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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001800

Albany and Blackfell

Albany and Blackfell is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,693 residents in Sunderland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sunderland
6,693

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,981

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,974.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.4%

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.

Stanley North & East, County Durham8,191 residents · 62.1% owned · 25.5% no carCramlington Town & Beaconhill, Northumberland9,260 residents · 51.3% owned · 27.5% no carRisca East, Caerphilly6,143 residents · 68.4% owned · 20.8% no carBirtley South, Gateshead8,274 residents · 60.7% owned · 29.5% no carLemington, Newcastle upon Tyne9,451 residents · 62.4% owned · 29.2% no carDelves Lane & Leadgate, County Durham9,004 residents · 65.8% owned · 23.9% no car

Most similar within Sunderland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Oxclose and Lambton, Sunderland8,224 residents · 63.2% owned · 25.2% no carWashington Town Centre & Biddick, Sunderland6,491 residents · 63.0% owned · 26.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Albany and Blackfell

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

Tenure

Owned57.5%
1,713 households
Social rented29.9%
890 households
Private rented12.1%
360 households
Shared ownership0.5%
14 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Albany and Blackfell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced49.8%
1,485 households
Semi-detached30.3%
902 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10%
297 households
Detached9.1%
270 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 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
Albany and Blackfell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.2%
1,317 households
No cars or vans in household28.2%
840 households
2 cars or vans in household22.3%
665 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.4%
160 households
Albany and Blackfell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.4%
1,591 households
2 bedrooms28.4%
845 households
4 or more bedrooms14.8%
440 households
1 bedroom3.5%
104 households
Albany and Blackfell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.8%
1,962 households
One-person household31%
924 households
Other household types3.2%
95 households
Albany and Blackfell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.9%
1,100 households
1 person in household31%
924 households
3 people in household15.6%
466 households
4 people in household11.8%
353 households
5 people in household3%
90 households
6 people in household1%
29 households
7 people in household0.4%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Albany and Blackfell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.8%
1,056 residents
15–2916.4%
1,100 residents
30–4417.5%
1,174 residents
45–6427.9%
1,866 residents
65 and over22.3%
1,494 residents
Albany and Blackfell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.8%
6,545 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
63 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
56 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
17 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
12 residents
Albany and Blackfell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications22.1%
1,225 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.4%
1,128 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.4%
966 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.9%
937 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%
716 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
400 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
168 residents aged 16 and over
Albany and Blackfell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.3%
3,116 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.3%
2,344 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
79 residents aged 16 and over
Albany and Blackfell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.6%
1,031 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.3%
902 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16%
889 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
714 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.1%
557 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.2%
397 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
395 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.4%
356 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
298 residents aged 16 and over
Albany and Blackfell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.4%
2,639 residents
Good health36.2%
2,421 residents
Fair health16.9%
1,129 residents
Bad health6%
404 residents
Very bad health1.5%
100 residents
Albany and Blackfell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.3%
5,105 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.7%
1,588 residents
Albany and Blackfell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.4%
1,235 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.8%
1,096 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.5%
521 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.3%
128 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Albany and Blackfell · 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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