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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001814

Grangetown

Grangetown is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,172 residents in Sunderland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sunderland
6,172

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,686

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,736.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

30.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.3%

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.

Newtonmoor, Tameside7,438 residents · 52.2% owned · 28.9% no carBirtley South, Gateshead8,274 residents · 60.7% owned · 29.5% no carWhiteleas, South Tyneside6,610 residents · 54.1% owned · 33.7% no carCaerphilly East, Caerphilly9,773 residents · 60.0% owned · 25.7% no carWath upon Dearne, Rotherham9,966 residents · 58.4% owned · 24.5% no carBlaydon South, Gateshead8,037 residents · 48.1% owned · 35.3% no car

Most similar within Sunderland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Houghton Town, Sunderland8,539 residents · 61.7% owned · 28.5% no carSilksworth, Sunderland6,689 residents · 53.8% owned · 31.4% no carRyhope, Sunderland9,496 residents · 58.3% owned · 27.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Grangetown

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

Tenure

Owned61.3%
1,646 households
Social rented26%
698 households
Private rented12.7%
340 households
Shared ownership0.1%
2 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Grangetown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached53.9%
1,448 households
Terraced29.2%
783 households
Detached8.9%
239 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.6%
150 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2%
55 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Grangetown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41%
1,100 households
No cars or vans in household30.1%
809 households
2 cars or vans in household22.5%
605 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.4%
172 households
Grangetown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.4%
1,245 households
2 bedrooms26.8%
719 households
4 or more bedrooms16%
429 households
1 bedroom10.9%
292 households
Grangetown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.5%
1,733 households
One-person household32.3%
867 households
Other household types3.2%
87 households
Grangetown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.4%
870 households
1 person in household32.3%
867 households
3 people in household18.7%
501 households
4 people in household12.5%
335 households
5 people in household3.2%
86 households
6 people in household0.7%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Grangetown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,011 residents
15–2916.2%
999 residents
30–4418.4%
1,133 residents
45–6429.2%
1,804 residents
65 and over19.8%
1,224 residents
Grangetown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.3%
5,882 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%
105 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
72 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%
65 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
47 residents
Grangetown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.3%
1,232 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.5%
1,195 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
842 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16%
811 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%
497 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.3%
370 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
132 residents aged 16 and over
Grangetown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.5%
2,768 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.6%
2,216 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
95 residents aged 16 and over
Grangetown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.7%
851 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.7%
748 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.7%
748 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.6%
740 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
629 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.4%
378 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.8%
347 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
333 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
308 residents aged 16 and over
Grangetown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.6%
2,629 residents
Good health33%
2,036 residents
Fair health15.3%
947 residents
Bad health7%
429 residents
Very bad health2.1%
131 residents
Grangetown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.5%
4,658 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.5%
1,513 residents
Grangetown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.8%
1,097 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
942 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.5%
496 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.2%
139 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
12 households
Grangetown · 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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