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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001816

Lakeside & Farrington

Lakeside & Farrington is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,796 residents in Sunderland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sunderland
6,796

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,422

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,682.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

42.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

40.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

17.9%

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.

Felling South, Gateshead5,233 residents · 42.7% owned · 46.2% no carSimonside, South Tyneside5,348 residents · 45.3% owned · 39.5% no carBoythorpe & Birdholme, Chesterfield6,298 residents · 42.3% owned · 38.6% no carHowdon, North Tyneside6,408 residents · 45.2% owned · 40.0% no carFerryhill East & Cornforth, County Durham6,713 residents · 50.3% owned · 30.1% no carBrockley Whins, South Tyneside5,391 residents · 40.6% owned · 40.3% no car

Most similar within Sunderland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Town End Farm, Sunderland8,274 residents · 34.7% owned · 44.7% no carSouthwick, Sunderland7,274 residents · 45.0% owned · 42.9% no carPennywell and Grindon, Sunderland8,699 residents · 47.8% owned · 38.6% no carHylton Red House & Marley Pots, Sunderland8,840 residents · 42.4% owned · 41.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lakeside & Farrington

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

Tenure

Social rented45%
1,541 households
Owned42.2%
1,444 households
Private rented12.6%
432 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Lakeside & Farrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached57%
1,952 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25.5%
873 households
Terraced11.4%
389 households
Detached5.4%
184 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
15 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Lakeside & Farrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household40.8%
1,397 households
1 car or van in household40%
1,370 households
2 cars or vans in household15.5%
529 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.7%
127 households
Lakeside & Farrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms49.8%
1,703 households
3 bedrooms32.5%
1,112 households
1 bedroom12.5%
428 households
4 or more bedrooms5.3%
180 households
Lakeside & Farrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.9%
1,880 households
One-person household42.4%
1,452 households
Other household types2.7%
94 households
Lakeside & Farrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household42.4%
1,452 households
2 people in household33%
1,129 households
3 people in household13.5%
462 households
4 people in household8.1%
276 households
5 people in household2.3%
79 households
6 people in household0.6%
19 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lakeside & Farrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.2%
1,032 residents
15–2915.9%
1,078 residents
30–4417.3%
1,174 residents
45–6428.8%
1,958 residents
65 and over22.9%
1,554 residents
Lakeside & Farrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.1%
6,669 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
51 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
49 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
14 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
14 residents
Lakeside & Farrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29%
1,655 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above17.9%
1,018 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.9%
965 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
803 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
663 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.9%
449 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
148 residents aged 16 and over
Lakeside & Farrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.3%
2,864 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.5%
2,762 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
73 residents aged 16 and over
Lakeside & Farrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.9%
1,020 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.4%
991 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.2%
868 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.3%
760 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.9%
738 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7%
398 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
379 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.1%
292 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
254 residents aged 16 and over
Lakeside & Farrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health38.7%
2,632 residents
Good health31.9%
2,165 residents
Fair health18.5%
1,258 residents
Bad health8.4%
571 residents
Very bad health2.5%
169 residents
Lakeside & Farrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act71.8%
4,877 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act28.2%
1,919 residents
Lakeside & Farrington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.3%
1,241 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.4%
1,179 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.3%
729 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.8%
266 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Lakeside & Farrington · 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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