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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001817

Silksworth

Silksworth is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,689 residents in Sunderland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sunderland
6,689

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,965

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,443.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.3%

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.

Caerphilly East, Caerphilly9,773 residents · 60.0% owned · 25.7% no carWhiteleas, South Tyneside6,610 residents · 54.1% owned · 33.7% no carWindy Nook & Whitehills, Gateshead6,549 residents · 56.5% owned · 35.5% no carNewtonmoor, Tameside7,438 residents · 52.2% owned · 28.9% no carMeadowhead, Blackburn with Darwen7,278 residents · 60.5% owned · 29.6% 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.

South Hylton, Sunderland6,215 residents · 57.6% owned · 30.8% no carGrangetown, Sunderland6,172 residents · 61.3% owned · 30.1% no carHoughton Town, Sunderland8,539 residents · 61.7% owned · 28.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Silksworth

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

Tenure

Owned53.8%
1,594 households
Social rented31.8%
944 households
Private rented13.4%
396 households
Shared ownership1%
30 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Silksworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.4%
1,316 households
Terraced29.3%
868 households
Detached14.3%
423 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.3%
306 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
41 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Silksworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.2%
1,192 households
No cars or vans in household31.4%
930 households
2 cars or vans in household21.9%
648 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.6%
195 households
Silksworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.6%
1,293 households
2 bedrooms34.8%
1,030 households
4 or more bedrooms13%
384 households
1 bedroom8.7%
257 households
Silksworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64%
1,895 households
One-person household32.6%
967 households
Other household types3.4%
100 households
Silksworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.3%
987 households
1 person in household32.7%
967 households
3 people in household17.3%
511 households
4 people in household12.5%
370 households
5 people in household3.2%
96 households
6 people in household0.8%
24 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Silksworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.5%
1,168 residents
15–2916.5%
1,107 residents
30–4419.1%
1,280 residents
45–6426.1%
1,745 residents
65 and over20.8%
1,391 residents
Silksworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.9%
6,549 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
59 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
41 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
30 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
12 residents
Silksworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.8%
1,465 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.3%
1,166 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.9%
924 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
813 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
572 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
389 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
136 residents aged 16 and over
Silksworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54%
2,949 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.3%
2,419 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
98 residents aged 16 and over
Silksworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.1%
878 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16%
877 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.5%
848 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.7%
749 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
723 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
382 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.7%
367 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6%
326 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
315 residents aged 16 and over
Silksworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.9%
2,868 residents
Good health31.3%
2,090 residents
Fair health17.4%
1,166 residents
Bad health6.4%
428 residents
Very bad health2%
136 residents
Silksworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.9%
4,946 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.1%
1,744 residents
Silksworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38%
1,126 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.6%
1,026 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.2%
599 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7%
207 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Silksworth · 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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