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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002484

Headland & West View

Headland & West View is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,278 residents in Hartlepool. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Hartlepool
10,278

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,595

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,171.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

39.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

40.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.8%

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.

Bishop Auckland South, County Durham7,039 residents · 47.7% owned · 36.1% no carThatto Heath, St. Helens7,477 residents · 48.2% owned · 33.9% no carBeacon Lough & Wrekenton, Gateshead7,869 residents · 39.5% owned · 45.3% no carConcord and Sulgrave, Sunderland9,356 residents · 41.0% owned · 43.7% no carSouthwick, Sunderland7,274 residents · 45.0% owned · 42.9% no carSimonside, South Tyneside5,348 residents · 45.3% owned · 39.5% no car

Most similar within Hartlepool

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Jesmond, Hartlepool8,001 residents · 44.1% owned · 36.6% no carOwton Manor, Hartlepool7,673 residents · 39.2% owned · 42.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Headland & West View

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

Tenure

Social rented43.9%
2,017 households
Owned39.7%
1,823 households
Private rented15.6%
717 households
Shared ownership0.6%
26 households
Lives rent free0.3%
12 households
Headland & West View · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced40.7%
1,869 households
Semi-detached35.1%
1,612 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.6%
626 households
Detached8%
369 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
49 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
35 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
31 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Headland & West View · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household40%
1,839 households
1 car or van in household39.9%
1,831 households
2 cars or vans in household15.8%
727 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.3%
197 households
Headland & West View · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.2%
2,167 households
2 bedrooms31.1%
1,431 households
1 bedroom12.3%
563 households
4 or more bedrooms9.4%
433 households
Headland & West View · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.5%
2,778 households
One-person household36%
1,655 households
Other household types3.5%
159 households
Headland & West View · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36%
1,655 households
2 people in household32.1%
1,476 households
3 people in household16.5%
756 households
4 people in household9.3%
428 households
5 people in household4.2%
193 households
6 people in household1.4%
65 households
7 people in household0.3%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Headland & West View · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.7%
2,028 residents
15–2917.7%
1,821 residents
30–4418%
1,854 residents
45–6426.8%
2,750 residents
65 and over17.7%
1,824 residents
Headland & West View · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.4%
10,011 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
87 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
81 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
70 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
27 residents
Headland & West View · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.9%
2,430 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.8%
1,525 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.2%
1,319 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.5%
1,256 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
889 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
510 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
193 residents aged 16 and over
Headland & West View · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive49.5%
4,023 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)48.7%
3,958 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
140 residents aged 16 and over
Headland & West View · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.8%
1,609 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed19.4%
1,572 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.8%
1,361 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12%
975 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.7%
707 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
534 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.6%
534 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
472 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.4%
355 residents aged 16 and over
Headland & West View · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health38.6%
3,971 residents
Good health33.1%
3,404 residents
Fair health17.6%
1,806 residents
Bad health8.2%
838 residents
Very bad health2.5%
257 residents
Headland & West View · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act72.6%
7,458 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act27.4%
2,820 residents
Headland & West View · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%
1,565 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33.3%
1,531 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.4%
1,074 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.8%
403 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
21 households
Headland & West View · 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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