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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001809

Washington Town Centre & Biddick

Washington Town Centre & Biddick is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,491 residents in Sunderland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sunderland
6,491

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,978

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,963.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.2%

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.

Leyland South West, South Ribble6,123 residents · 64.1% owned · 22.7% no carHigh Green & Burncross, Sheffield10,217 residents · 70.8% owned · 20.9% no carSwinton North, Rotherham8,546 residents · 67.2% owned · 23.4% no carCroesyceiliog, Torfaen7,079 residents · 70.2% owned · 19.9% no carBirtley South, Gateshead8,274 residents · 60.7% owned · 29.5% no carDroitwich Spa Central, Wychavon5,869 residents · 62.0% owned · 19.0% no car

Most similar within Sunderland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Oxclose and Lambton, Sunderland8,224 residents · 63.2% owned · 25.2% no carAlbany and Blackfell, Sunderland6,693 residents · 57.5% owned · 28.2% no carHoughton Town, Sunderland8,539 residents · 61.7% owned · 28.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Washington Town Centre & Biddick

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

Tenure

Owned63%
1,876 households
Social rented24.5%
729 households
Private rented12%
357 households
Shared ownership0.5%
16 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Washington Town Centre & Biddick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.2%
1,108 households
Terraced36.2%
1,078 households
Detached14.8%
441 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.5%
282 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
27 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
25 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Washington Town Centre & Biddick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44%
1,309 households
No cars or vans in household26.2%
781 households
2 cars or vans in household23.5%
700 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.3%
187 households
Washington Town Centre & Biddick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms54.4%
1,620 households
2 bedrooms22.5%
669 households
4 or more bedrooms14.3%
426 households
1 bedroom8.8%
262 households
Washington Town Centre & Biddick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.2%
1,940 households
One-person household32.6%
969 households
Other household types2.2%
66 households
Washington Town Centre & Biddick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.3%
1,109 households
1 person in household32.6%
969 households
3 people in household15%
445 households
4 people in household11.5%
341 households
5 people in household2.9%
87 households
6 people in household0.6%
17 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Washington Town Centre & Biddick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.5%
1,004 residents
15–2913.9%
901 residents
30–4417.1%
1,113 residents
45–6426.4%
1,716 residents
65 and over27.1%
1,757 residents
Washington Town Centre & Biddick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.7%
6,341 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
69 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
66 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
12 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
4 residents
Washington Town Centre & Biddick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.2%
1,309 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.4%
1,106 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.4%
940 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
870 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
597 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.7%
418 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
176 residents aged 16 and over
Washington Town Centre & Biddick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.4%
2,836 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.1%
2,495 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
82 residents aged 16 and over
Washington Town Centre & Biddick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.2%
985 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.9%
864 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.2%
772 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.8%
750 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.2%
552 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.9%
480 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.3%
395 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.9%
372 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
248 residents aged 16 and over
Washington Town Centre & Biddick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.5%
2,694 residents
Good health36.2%
2,352 residents
Fair health15.8%
1,028 residents
Bad health4.9%
320 residents
Very bad health1.5%
97 residents
Washington Town Centre & Biddick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.7%
5,042 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.3%
1,449 residents
Washington Town Centre & Biddick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.3%
1,348 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
1,042 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.3%
454 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.2%
126 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Washington Town Centre & Biddick · 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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