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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001807

Columbia, Barmston & Teal Farm

Columbia, Barmston & Teal Farm is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,653 residents in Sunderland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sunderland
8,653

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,575

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,649.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.9%

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.

Earlestown North, St. Helens6,914 residents · 59.7% owned · 19.9% no carNewton-le-Willows, St. Helens11,883 residents · 63.8% owned · 20.1% no carPalmerstown, Vale of Glamorgan8,278 residents · 65.5% owned · 18.9% no carBrampton & West Melton, Rotherham11,669 residents · 65.4% owned · 18.2% no carBlackwood, Caerphilly7,145 residents · 73.9% owned · 16.3% no carVictoria Park, Halton8,405 residents · 67.1% owned · 23.5% no car

Most similar within Sunderland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Shiney Row, Sunderland9,690 residents · 66.6% owned · 21.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Columbia, Barmston & Teal Farm

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

Tenure

Owned61%
2,182 households
Social rented24.9%
891 households
Private rented13.7%
488 households
Shared ownership0.4%
14 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Columbia, Barmston & Teal Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced38.9%
1,391 households
Semi-detached27%
963 households
Detached22.8%
815 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.2%
328 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
58 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
12 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Columbia, Barmston & Teal Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.6%
1,485 households
2 cars or vans in household27.8%
992 households
No cars or vans in household23.6%
842 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.1%
254 households
Columbia, Barmston & Teal Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.7%
1,774 households
4 or more bedrooms22.7%
810 households
2 bedrooms20.5%
734 households
1 bedroom7.1%
255 households
Columbia, Barmston & Teal Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.3%
2,475 households
One-person household27.6%
985 households
Other household types3.1%
112 households
Columbia, Barmston & Teal Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.3%
1,188 households
1 person in household27.6%
985 households
3 people in household18.7%
669 households
4 people in household15.2%
544 households
5 people in household3.6%
127 households
6 people in household1.2%
42 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Columbia, Barmston & Teal Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.1%
1,740 residents
15–2916%
1,381 residents
30–4421.1%
1,823 residents
45–6425.3%
2,191 residents
65 and over17.5%
1,517 residents
Columbia, Barmston & Teal Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.8%
8,372 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%
135 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
91 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
28 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
27 residents
Columbia, Barmston & Teal Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.9%
1,766 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20%
1,365 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.9%
1,291 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
1,067 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
744 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
434 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
149 residents aged 16 and over
Columbia, Barmston & Teal Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.4%
4,047 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.5%
2,622 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
142 residents aged 16 and over
Columbia, Barmston & Teal Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.5%
1,327 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.5%
1,053 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.4%
911 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.1%
889 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10%
682 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10%
681 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.7%
453 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
427 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
389 residents aged 16 and over
Columbia, Barmston & Teal Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47%
4,067 residents
Good health32.6%
2,825 residents
Fair health13.4%
1,163 residents
Bad health5.3%
458 residents
Very bad health1.6%
140 residents
Columbia, Barmston & Teal Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.8%
6,818 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.2%
1,835 residents
Columbia, Barmston & Teal Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.5%
1,696 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.8%
1,172 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.6%
559 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
142 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Columbia, Barmston & Teal Farm · 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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