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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001825

Hetton-le-Hole North

Hetton-le-Hole North is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,609 residents in Sunderland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sunderland
7,609

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,553

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

722.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.6%

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.

Newton Aycliffe South, County Durham6,972 residents · 58.5% owned · 28.8% no carHemsworth Town, Wakefield8,147 residents · 59.5% owned · 25.8% no carStanley North & East, County Durham8,191 residents · 62.1% owned · 25.5% no carBedlington Station & Sleekburn, Northumberland10,092 residents · 53.3% owned · 26.7% no carThornley & Wheatley Hill, County Durham7,186 residents · 60.8% owned · 25.7% no carBirtley South, Gateshead8,274 residents · 60.7% owned · 29.5% no car

Most similar within Sunderland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Houghton Town, Sunderland8,539 residents · 61.7% owned · 28.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hetton-le-Hole North

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

Tenure

Owned62.9%
2,235 households
Social rented22.7%
807 households
Private rented13.8%
490 households
Shared ownership0.6%
20 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Hetton-le-Hole North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced42.6%
1,516 households
Semi-detached34.7%
1,234 households
Detached18.7%
665 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.3%
45 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.2%
43 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
22 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
18 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
14 households
Hetton-le-Hole North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.3%
1,502 households
No cars or vans in household26.7%
948 households
2 cars or vans in household23.8%
844 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.3%
259 households
Hetton-le-Hole North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.3%
1,540 households
2 bedrooms34.8%
1,238 households
4 or more bedrooms11.8%
418 households
1 bedroom10%
357 households
Hetton-le-Hole North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.3%
2,248 households
One-person household34.3%
1,219 households
Other household types2.4%
87 households
Hetton-le-Hole North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.8%
1,343 households
1 person in household34.3%
1,219 households
3 people in household16.3%
580 households
4 people in household8.4%
299 households
5 people in household2.3%
83 households
6 people in household0.5%
18 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hetton-le-Hole North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.5%
1,030 residents
15–2916%
1,219 residents
30–4416.4%
1,251 residents
45–6428.5%
2,170 residents
65 and over25.5%
1,936 residents
Hetton-le-Hole North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.2%
7,472 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
45 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.5%
36 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
29 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
29 residents
Hetton-le-Hole North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26%
1,693 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.6%
1,473 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
1,106 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
920 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
674 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
492 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
150 residents aged 16 and over
Hetton-le-Hole North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52%
3,384 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.9%
3,051 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
74 residents aged 16 and over
Hetton-le-Hole North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.2%
1,055 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.1%
980 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15%
974 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14%
911 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
851 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.6%
494 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.5%
487 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.4%
482 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
275 residents aged 16 and over
Hetton-le-Hole North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health38.7%
2,948 residents
Good health33.8%
2,573 residents
Fair health18.2%
1,388 residents
Bad health7.3%
552 residents
Very bad health1.9%
147 residents
Hetton-le-Hole North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.2%
5,645 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.8%
1,963 residents
Hetton-le-Hole North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.7%
1,480 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
1,243 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.4%
654 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.8%
169 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Hetton-le-Hole North · 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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