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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001803

Sunderland Central & Deptford

Sunderland Central & Deptford is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,544 residents in Sunderland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sunderland
8,544

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,875

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,386.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

30.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

51.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.3%

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.

Preston Town Centre, Preston10,382 residents · 26.3% owned · 53.3% no carNewcastle Town, Newcastle-under-Lyme8,348 residents · 41.0% owned · 39.9% no carCentral Swansea, Swansea9,124 residents · 24.4% owned · 50.8% no carCathedral Quarter & California, Derby12,267 residents · 21.1% owned · 49.3% no carFairfield West & Newsham Park, Liverpool8,621 residents · 28.0% owned · 54.8% no carAdamsdown, Cardiff11,609 residents · 30.1% owned · 48.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Sunderland Central & Deptford

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

Tenure

Private rented40.7%
1,579 households
Owned30.7%
1,191 households
Social rented28.1%
1,090 households
Shared ownership0.3%
12 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Sunderland Central & Deptford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement39.4%
1,528 households
Terraced31.4%
1,216 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits12.9%
501 households
Semi-detached7.2%
281 households
Detached4.8%
185 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.2%
87 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2%
77 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Sunderland Central & Deptford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household51.8%
2,005 households
1 car or van in household35.2%
1,363 households
2 cars or vans in household10.8%
420 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.2%
86 households
Sunderland Central & Deptford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37.4%
1,450 households
1 bedroom29.5%
1,142 households
3 bedrooms21%
814 households
4 or more bedrooms12.1%
468 households
Sunderland Central & Deptford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household50.8%
1,968 households
Single family household41.9%
1,625 households
Other household types7.3%
281 households
Sunderland Central & Deptford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household50.8%
1,968 households
2 people in household27.5%
1,067 households
3 people in household10.4%
404 households
4 people in household6.8%
263 households
5 people in household2.8%
107 households
6 people in household0.8%
30 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
19 households
7 people in household0.4%
17 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Sunderland Central & Deptford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.8%
1,007 residents
15–2933.9%
2,899 residents
30–4420.2%
1,725 residents
45–6421.3%
1,818 residents
65 and over12.8%
1,095 residents
Sunderland Central & Deptford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White77.1%
6,585 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.6%
993 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.6%
566 residents
Other ethnic group2.6%
224 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
177 residents
Sunderland Central & Deptford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.3%
2,484 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications21%
1,566 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.3%
1,440 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.8%
809 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.7%
578 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
365 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
225 residents aged 16 and over
Sunderland Central & Deptford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive47%
3,508 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)44%
3,288 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student9%
672 residents aged 16 and over
Sunderland Central & Deptford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students25.8%
1,927 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.3%
994 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13%
974 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.7%
873 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.9%
815 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.1%
680 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.4%
477 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.4%
403 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
325 residents aged 16 and over
Sunderland Central & Deptford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46%
3,931 residents
Good health31.7%
2,706 residents
Fair health14.4%
1,227 residents
Bad health6.1%
524 residents
Very bad health1.8%
156 residents
Sunderland Central & Deptford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.7%
6,635 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.3%
1,909 residents
Sunderland Central & Deptford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.9%
1,508 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
1,338 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.7%
762 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.4%
249 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
17 households
Sunderland Central & Deptford · 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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