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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001806

Hendon & Docks

Hendon & Docks is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,655 residents in Sunderland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sunderland
7,655

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,817

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,571.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

31.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

53.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.0%

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.

Bootle South, Sefton7,691 residents · 27.0% owned · 55.8% no carSouth Shields West, South Tyneside7,419 residents · 33.5% owned · 51.2% no carCentral Stockton & Portrack, Stockton-on-Tees6,102 residents · 31.4% owned · 49.9% no carOld Town & Grange, Hartlepool7,125 residents · 43.4% owned · 46.0% no carNorth East Centre, Blackpool7,101 residents · 32.7% owned · 54.0% no carTown Centre West, St. Helens7,319 residents · 38.8% owned · 44.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hendon & Docks

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

Tenure

Social rented37%
1,412 households
Owned31.5%
1,203 households
Private rented31.2%
1,192 households
Shared ownership0.2%
8 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Hendon & Docks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced43.7%
1,669 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement29.7%
1,135 households
Semi-detached12.9%
492 households
Detached5.9%
227 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.3%
202 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.6%
60 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
29 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Hendon & Docks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household53%
2,022 households
1 car or van in household33.9%
1,295 households
2 cars or vans in household10.3%
394 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.8%
106 households
Hendon & Docks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms38.2%
1,459 households
3 bedrooms28.9%
1,104 households
1 bedroom22%
840 households
4 or more bedrooms10.8%
413 households
Hendon & Docks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household49.7%
1,895 households
Single family household44.9%
1,714 households
Other household types5.4%
207 households
Hendon & Docks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household49.7%
1,895 households
2 people in household25.8%
985 households
3 people in household11.9%
455 households
4 people in household6.7%
254 households
5 people in household3.3%
124 households
6 people in household1.5%
57 households
7 people in household0.8%
31 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
14 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hendon & Docks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.7%
1,279 residents
15–2918.3%
1,405 residents
30–4419.9%
1,523 residents
45–6427.4%
2,095 residents
65 and over17.7%
1,356 residents
Hendon & Docks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.4%
6,462 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.5%
806 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.6%
200 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
119 residents
Other ethnic group1%
73 residents
Hendon & Docks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications31%
1,954 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23%
1,447 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.6%
855 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.1%
827 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
711 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
367 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
142 residents aged 16 and over
Hendon & Docks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive51.3%
3,234 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)46.3%
2,914 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
152 residents aged 16 and over
Hendon & Docks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed21.7%
1,370 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations18%
1,132 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.5%
915 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.8%
744 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.6%
545 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.8%
489 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.9%
437 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
349 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.1%
320 residents aged 16 and over
Hendon & Docks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health37.5%
2,873 residents
Good health31.7%
2,427 residents
Fair health19.1%
1,462 residents
Bad health8.7%
665 residents
Very bad health3%
231 residents
Hendon & Docks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act71.7%
5,493 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act28.3%
2,165 residents
Hendon & Docks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension33%
1,260 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension31%
1,182 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions24.6%
939 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions10.8%
412 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
23 households
Hendon & Docks · 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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