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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001818

Ryhope

Ryhope is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,496 residents in Sunderland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sunderland
9,496

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,061

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,235.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.4%

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.

Earlestown North, St. Helens6,914 residents · 59.7% owned · 19.9% no carThornaby Village, Stockton-on-Tees5,798 residents · 63.9% owned · 24.8% no carWesthoughton West, Bolton8,465 residents · 59.4% owned · 24.8% no carPalmerstown, Vale of Glamorgan8,278 residents · 65.5% owned · 18.9% no carBoldon Colliery, South Tyneside5,778 residents · 59.4% owned · 30.2% no carWyke, Bradford9,627 residents · 62.5% owned · 27.4% no car

Most similar within Sunderland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Houghton West, Sunderland8,045 residents · 62.2% owned · 24.6% no carShiney Row, Sunderland9,690 residents · 66.6% owned · 21.7% no carGrangetown, Sunderland6,172 residents · 61.3% owned · 30.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ryhope

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

Tenure

Owned58.3%
2,366 households
Social rented29%
1,179 households
Private rented12.5%
508 households
Shared ownership0.1%
6 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Ryhope · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached51.1%
2,075 households
Detached21%
852 households
Terraced19.9%
809 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.1%
248 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
36 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
24 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Ryhope · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.6%
1,649 households
No cars or vans in household27.1%
1,100 households
2 cars or vans in household25.5%
1,034 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.8%
278 households
Ryhope · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.8%
1,699 households
2 bedrooms29.9%
1,216 households
4 or more bedrooms19.2%
778 households
1 bedroom9.1%
369 households
Ryhope · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.6%
2,703 households
One-person household29.6%
1,201 households
Other household types3.8%
156 households
Ryhope · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.1%
1,345 households
1 person in household29.6%
1,201 households
3 people in household19.2%
780 households
4 people in household13.2%
538 households
5 people in household3.7%
152 households
6 people in household1%
39 households
7 people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Ryhope · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.9%
1,792 residents
15–2917.1%
1,620 residents
30–4421.2%
2,010 residents
45–6426.6%
2,526 residents
65 and over16.3%
1,548 residents
Ryhope · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.8%
9,194 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
136 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
93 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
43 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
31 residents
Ryhope · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.4%
1,929 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.1%
1,682 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.6%
1,411 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
1,102 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
786 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
538 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
146 residents aged 16 and over
Ryhope · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.7%
4,380 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.2%
3,055 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
160 residents aged 16 and over
Ryhope · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18%
1,365 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.1%
1,073 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.8%
1,047 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
992 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.6%
957 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.2%
625 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.5%
569 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.6%
499 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
465 residents aged 16 and over
Ryhope · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.7%
4,344 residents
Good health31.8%
3,021 residents
Fair health15.1%
1,436 residents
Bad health5.2%
495 residents
Very bad health2.1%
200 residents
Ryhope · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.7%
7,383 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.3%
2,113 residents
Ryhope · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.1%
1,749 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%
1,384 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.9%
686 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.6%
228 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
14 households
Ryhope · 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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