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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001808

Barnes Park

Barnes Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,590 residents in Sunderland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sunderland
5,590

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,301

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,141.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.0%

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.

Milton, Portsmouth9,434 residents · 66.2% owned · 24.2% no carWibsey St Enoch's, Bradford6,591 residents · 70.3% owned · 24.9% no carMaendy, Newport8,282 residents · 59.6% owned · 27.3% no carSt Julians & Barnardtown, Newport7,218 residents · 66.9% owned · 20.8% no carSavile Park, Calderdale7,138 residents · 67.4% owned · 23.2% no carLinthorpe West, Middlesbrough9,756 residents · 67.5% owned · 21.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Barnes Park

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

Tenure

Owned70.7%
1,626 households
Private rented26%
599 households
Social rented3%
69 households
Lives rent free0.2%
4 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Barnes Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced75.9%
1,746 households
Semi-detached11.2%
257 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.6%
105 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4%
91 households
Detached3%
69 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
22 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Barnes Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.8%
1,054 households
No cars or vans in household29%
668 households
2 cars or vans in household19.1%
439 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.1%
141 households
Barnes Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.3%
1,065 households
2 bedrooms31.2%
718 households
4 or more bedrooms16.2%
372 households
1 bedroom6.4%
147 households
Barnes Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.1%
1,361 households
One-person household33.3%
766 households
Other household types7.6%
176 households
Barnes Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.2%
765 households
2 people in household30.2%
694 households
3 people in household15.9%
366 households
4 people in household11%
253 households
5 people in household5%
115 households
6 people in household2.5%
58 households
8 or more people in household1.3%
30 households
7 people in household0.9%
20 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Barnes Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.5%
1,034 residents
15–2919.6%
1,096 residents
30–4420.9%
1,170 residents
45–6424.5%
1,367 residents
65 and over16.5%
924 residents
Barnes Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White71%
3,969 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh23.4%
1,310 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.2%
179 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
67 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
65 residents
Barnes Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.3%
1,497 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.6%
790 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
748 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.9%
581 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
451 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
306 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
121 residents aged 16 and over
Barnes Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.3%
2,485 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41%
1,841 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.7%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Barnes Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.4%
916 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.8%
620 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.7%
524 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.4%
513 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.5%
470 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.1%
454 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.6%
386 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.3%
327 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
282 residents aged 16 and over
Barnes Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.5%
2,710 residents
Good health32.5%
1,817 residents
Fair health14%
781 residents
Bad health3.8%
210 residents
Very bad health1.3%
73 residents
Barnes Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82%
4,582 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18%
1,008 residents
Barnes Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.3%
1,087 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%
815 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14%
322 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
73 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Barnes Park · 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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