Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001815

Harraton, Rickleton & Fatfield

Harraton, Rickleton & Fatfield is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,787 residents in Sunderland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sunderland

9,787

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,241

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,975.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.4%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Harraton, Rickleton & Fatfield

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

Tenure

Owned73%

3,097 households

Social rented17.8%

756 households

Private rented8.9%

378 households

Shared ownership0.2%

10 households

Lives rent free0%

0 households

Harraton, Rickleton & Fatfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached42.4%

1,797 households

Terraced29.7%

1,260 households

Semi-detached20.1%

853 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7%

298 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%

15 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%

12 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%

6 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

2 households

Harraton, Rickleton & Fatfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.9%

1,650 households

2 cars or vans in household33%

1,400 households

No cars or vans in household18%

764 households

3 or more cars or vans in household10.1%

429 households

Harraton, Rickleton & Fatfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.1%

1,746 households

4 or more bedrooms36.3%

1,540 households

2 bedrooms19.1%

810 households

1 bedroom3.5%

148 households

Harraton, Rickleton & Fatfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.8%

3,008 households

One-person household25.4%

1,080 households

Other household types3.8%

160 households

Harraton, Rickleton & Fatfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.7%

1,771 households

1 person in household25.4%

1,080 households

3 people in household16.2%

687 households

4 people in household12.3%

523 households

5 people in household3.2%

137 households

6 people in household0.9%

37 households

7 people in household0.2%

8 households

8 or more people in household0%

2 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Harraton, Rickleton & Fatfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.5%

1,419 residents

15–2913.7%

1,345 residents

30–4415.8%

1,551 residents

45–6429.5%

2,890 residents

65 and over26.4%

2,582 residents

Harraton, Rickleton & Fatfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.6%

9,360 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.9%

285 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%

87 residents

Other ethnic group0.4%

42 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%

14 residents

Harraton, Rickleton & Fatfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.4%

2,674 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications16.9%

1,394 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications16.8%

1,385 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications14.9%

1,234 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%

806 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.8%

562 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.5%

203 residents aged 16 and over

Harraton, Rickleton & Fatfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.8%

4,444 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive44.9%

3,710 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.3%

104 residents aged 16 and over

Harraton, Rickleton & Fatfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.9%

1,811 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations13.8%

1,138 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.8%

1,136 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations11.5%

952 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations11.1%

918 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9%

740 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.9%

733 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%

437 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.8%

394 residents aged 16 and over

Harraton, Rickleton & Fatfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.8%

4,380 residents

Good health35%

3,430 residents

Fair health14.2%

1,386 residents

Bad health4.4%

434 residents

Very bad health1.6%

157 residents

Harraton, Rickleton & Fatfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.8%

7,809 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act20.2%

1,978 residents

Harraton, Rickleton & Fatfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.9%

2,116 households

Household is deprived in one dimension34.2%

1,452 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions13.2%

560 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%

115 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0%

0 households

Harraton, Rickleton & Fatfield · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02001815

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Harraton, Rickleton & Fatfield

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Harraton, Rickleton & Fatfield

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.