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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001802

Pallion North

Pallion North is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,354 residents in Sunderland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sunderland
7,354

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,145

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,349.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

40.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

40.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.4%

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.

Parson Cross, Sheffield10,170 residents · 49.3% owned · 32.4% no carMount Pleasant & Deckham East, Gateshead6,313 residents · 35.4% owned · 43.8% no carBiddick Hall, South Tyneside7,202 residents · 41.4% owned · 40.5% no carBroad Oak, St. Helens6,429 residents · 43.8% owned · 33.6% no carStockbridge Village, Knowsley7,566 residents · 39.7% owned · 40.2% no carCroxteth West & Gillmoss, Liverpool8,065 residents · 43.6% owned · 37.2% no car

Most similar within Sunderland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Thorney Close & Plains Farm, Sunderland9,686 residents · 37.9% owned · 40.9% no carHylton Red House & Marley Pots, Sunderland8,840 residents · 42.4% owned · 41.1% no carPennywell and Grindon, Sunderland8,699 residents · 47.8% owned · 38.6% no carTown End Farm, Sunderland8,274 residents · 34.7% owned · 44.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Pallion North

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

Tenure

Social rented47.2%
1,485 households
Owned40%
1,259 households
Private rented11.4%
358 households
Shared ownership1.3%
42 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Pallion North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached61.8%
1,944 households
Terraced19.3%
606 households
Detached9.4%
297 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.4%
264 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
21 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
Pallion North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household40.4%
1,272 households
1 car or van in household40.4%
1,271 households
2 cars or vans in household15.3%
482 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.8%
120 households
Pallion North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.5%
1,620 households
2 bedrooms36.8%
1,157 households
4 or more bedrooms6.2%
196 households
1 bedroom5.5%
173 households
Pallion North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.3%
2,022 households
One-person household31.1%
978 households
Other household types4.6%
144 households
Pallion North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.2%
980 households
2 people in household31%
974 households
3 people in household19.8%
622 households
4 people in household12.3%
387 households
5 people in household3.8%
120 households
6 people in household1.2%
37 households
7 people in household0.6%
19 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Pallion North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.5%
1,582 residents
15–2918.9%
1,393 residents
30–4420.6%
1,517 residents
45–6424%
1,763 residents
65 and over15%
1,101 residents
Pallion North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.5%
6,950 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.2%
234 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%
102 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
52 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
20 residents
Pallion North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.7%
1,687 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.4%
1,047 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.3%
870 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
842 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.3%
697 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
393 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
147 residents aged 16 and over
Pallion North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.9%
3,063 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.5%
2,529 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
88 residents aged 16 and over
Pallion North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.6%
1,117 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed18.2%
1,035 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.2%
976 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12%
680 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
633 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
365 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.3%
361 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.5%
311 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.7%
208 residents aged 16 and over
Pallion North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.7%
3,284 residents
Good health29.6%
2,174 residents
Fair health15.7%
1,155 residents
Bad health7.8%
572 residents
Very bad health2.3%
169 residents
Pallion North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.7%
5,490 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.3%
1,863 residents
Pallion North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35%
1,101 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33.5%
1,053 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.6%
712 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.4%
265 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
14 households
Pallion North · 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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