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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001810

Oxclose and Lambton

Oxclose and Lambton is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,224 residents in Sunderland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sunderland
8,224

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,717

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,598.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.1%

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 carLemington, Newcastle upon Tyne9,451 residents · 62.4% owned · 29.2% no carMacclesfield Weston, Cheshire East6,865 residents · 62.2% owned · 21.6% no carBattle Hill East, North Tyneside5,603 residents · 66.2% owned · 26.6% no carCockerton & Hopetown, Darlington9,733 residents · 59.3% owned · 27.3% no car

Most similar within Sunderland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Washington Town Centre & Biddick, Sunderland6,491 residents · 63.0% owned · 26.2% no carAlbany and Blackfell, Sunderland6,693 residents · 57.5% owned · 28.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Oxclose and Lambton

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

Tenure

Owned63.2%
2,351 households
Social rented24.2%
898 households
Private rented11.8%
437 households
Shared ownership0.8%
28 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Oxclose and Lambton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced36.5%
1,358 households
Semi-detached29%
1,077 households
Detached18.6%
692 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.2%
566 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
13 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Oxclose and Lambton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.3%
1,609 households
No cars or vans in household25.2%
938 households
2 cars or vans in household25%
929 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.5%
240 households
Oxclose and Lambton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.5%
1,950 households
2 bedrooms23.6%
876 households
4 or more bedrooms15.7%
582 households
1 bedroom8.3%
308 households
Oxclose and Lambton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.9%
2,452 households
One-person household31%
1,152 households
Other household types3.1%
114 households
Oxclose and Lambton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.3%
1,386 households
1 person in household31%
1,151 households
3 people in household16.8%
623 households
4 people in household10.6%
395 households
5 people in household3.4%
126 households
6 people in household0.7%
27 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Oxclose and Lambton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.4%
1,263 residents
15–2915%
1,233 residents
30–4419.8%
1,627 residents
45–6428.2%
2,320 residents
65 and over21.7%
1,781 residents
Oxclose and Lambton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.6%
8,025 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
74 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
71 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
32 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
23 residents
Oxclose and Lambton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.1%
1,654 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.4%
1,334 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
1,226 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.9%
1,163 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
841 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
484 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
170 residents aged 16 and over
Oxclose and Lambton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.6%
3,894 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.7%
2,868 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Oxclose and Lambton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.9%
1,297 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations16.2%
1,110 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.1%
1,034 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.2%
975 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.9%
681 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.7%
601 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
418 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6%
410 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
344 residents aged 16 and over
Oxclose and Lambton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.2%
3,473 residents
Good health35.9%
2,951 residents
Fair health15.1%
1,244 residents
Bad health5.3%
436 residents
Very bad health1.5%
120 residents
Oxclose and Lambton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.7%
6,387 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.3%
1,837 residents
Oxclose and Lambton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.3%
1,647 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.4%
1,314 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.5%
613 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%
138 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Oxclose and Lambton · 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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