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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001820

Shiney Row

Shiney Row is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,690 residents in Sunderland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sunderland
9,690

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,110

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,512.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.6%

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.

Mapplewell & Staincross, Barnsley8,538 residents · 72.2% owned · 17.3% no carEarlestown North, St. Helens6,914 residents · 59.7% owned · 19.9% no carBeddau & Tyn-y-nant, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,738 residents · 73.3% owned · 15.2% no carCoppull, Chorley8,300 residents · 72.7% owned · 14.6% no carKettlethorpe & Chapelthorpe, Wakefield6,971 residents · 56.9% owned · 23.5% no carOutwood West, Wakefield8,500 residents · 71.1% owned · 21.6% no car

Most similar within Sunderland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Columbia, Barmston & Teal Farm, Sunderland8,653 residents · 61.0% owned · 23.6% no carRyhope, Sunderland9,496 residents · 58.3% owned · 27.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shiney Row

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

Tenure

Owned66.6%
2,738 households
Social rented25%
1,027 households
Private rented8.3%
340 households
Shared ownership0.1%
5 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Shiney Row · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached56.7%
2,329 households
Detached23.8%
978 households
Terraced15.9%
653 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.8%
113 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
2 households
Shiney Row · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.3%
1,617 households
2 cars or vans in household31%
1,274 households
No cars or vans in household21.7%
891 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8%
328 households
Shiney Row · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.7%
1,837 households
2 bedrooms28.5%
1,173 households
4 or more bedrooms20%
822 households
1 bedroom6.8%
278 households
Shiney Row · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.2%
2,923 households
One-person household26.2%
1,078 households
Other household types2.6%
106 households
Shiney Row · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.8%
1,514 households
1 person in household26.2%
1,078 households
3 people in household18.6%
763 households
4 people in household14%
574 households
5 people in household3.4%
141 households
6 people in household0.7%
30 households
7 people in household0.1%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shiney Row · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.2%
1,764 residents
15–2916.8%
1,631 residents
30–4419.6%
1,901 residents
45–6427.1%
2,630 residents
65 and over18.2%
1,763 residents
Shiney Row · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.2%
9,417 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
115 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
87 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
40 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
30 residents
Shiney Row · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.6%
2,073 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.2%
1,498 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.6%
1,452 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
1,231 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
799 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.4%
579 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
173 residents aged 16 and over
Shiney Row · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.5%
4,641 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.9%
3,038 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
123 residents aged 16 and over
Shiney Row · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.3%
1,504 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%
1,051 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.4%
1,043 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.3%
1,041 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.4%
890 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.6%
747 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.1%
554 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
549 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
428 residents aged 16 and over
Shiney Row · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.4%
4,499 residents
Good health33.1%
3,206 residents
Fair health13.8%
1,335 residents
Bad health5.1%
498 residents
Very bad health1.6%
152 residents
Shiney Row · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.4%
7,690 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.6%
2,000 residents
Shiney Row · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.1%
1,935 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
1,388 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.1%
621 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
164 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
2 households
Shiney Row · 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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