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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001826

Hetton-le-Hole South

Hetton-le-Hole South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,371 residents in Sunderland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Sunderland
7,371

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,259

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

731.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.5%

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.

Ashington East, Northumberland8,709 residents · 50.0% owned · 30.7% no carCrook North & Tow Law, County Durham9,361 residents · 53.9% owned · 25.7% no carSpennymoor East & Ferryhill West, County Durham7,886 residents · 50.8% owned · 28.4% no carShotton & Haswell, County Durham6,766 residents · 57.9% owned · 25.0% no carCramlington Town & Beaconhill, Northumberland9,260 residents · 51.3% owned · 27.5% no carWoolsington & Airport, Newcastle upon Tyne9,892 residents · 51.6% owned · 34.2% no car

Most similar within Sunderland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Silksworth, Sunderland6,689 residents · 53.8% owned · 31.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hetton-le-Hole South

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

Tenure

Owned53.9%
1,757 households
Social rented31.6%
1,031 households
Private rented14%
457 households
Shared ownership0.4%
13 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Hetton-le-Hole South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached43.4%
1,414 households
Terraced36.9%
1,201 households
Detached14.1%
459 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.7%
152 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
13 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
Hetton-le-Hole South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.5%
1,353 households
No cars or vans in household29.5%
960 households
2 cars or vans in household23.2%
757 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.8%
188 households
Hetton-le-Hole South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.2%
1,474 households
2 bedrooms33.4%
1,087 households
4 or more bedrooms12.2%
396 households
1 bedroom9.3%
302 households
Hetton-le-Hole South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.4%
2,130 households
One-person household31.4%
1,024 households
Other household types3.2%
104 households
Hetton-le-Hole South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.7%
1,130 households
1 person in household31.4%
1,024 households
3 people in household16.4%
534 households
4 people in household12.9%
419 households
5 people in household3.6%
117 households
6 people in household0.7%
24 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hetton-le-Hole South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520%
1,472 residents
15–2917.1%
1,259 residents
30–4420.7%
1,527 residents
45–6424.6%
1,809 residents
65 and over17.6%
1,300 residents
Hetton-le-Hole South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.1%
7,231 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
61 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
54 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
13 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
12 residents
Hetton-le-Hole South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.2%
1,404 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.3%
1,239 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18%
1,048 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16%
928 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
637 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.4%
429 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
125 residents aged 16 and over
Hetton-le-Hole South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.4%
3,158 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.1%
2,558 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
90 residents aged 16 and over
Hetton-le-Hole South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations16.9%
981 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.8%
857 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.7%
856 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.3%
775 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13%
755 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8%
467 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
462 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.2%
362 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
295 residents aged 16 and over
Hetton-le-Hole South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.5%
3,278 residents
Good health30.5%
2,246 residents
Fair health16.7%
1,234 residents
Bad health6.3%
468 residents
Very bad health2%
145 residents
Hetton-le-Hole South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.4%
5,628 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.6%
1,743 residents
Hetton-le-Hole South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.5%
1,321 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.5%
1,060 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.2%
660 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.7%
219 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Hetton-le-Hole South · 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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