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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002496

Middlesbrough Central

Middlesbrough Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,864 residents in Middlesbrough. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Middlesbrough
11,864

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,459

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,054.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

24.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

55.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.9%

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.

St George's, Preston6,374 residents · 32.5% owned · 51.3% no carKensington, Liverpool9,323 residents · 23.6% owned · 59.0% no carAspley, Longley & University, Kirklees8,124 residents · 38.6% owned · 40.1% no carPreston Town Centre, Preston10,382 residents · 26.3% owned · 53.3% no carSunderland Central & Deptford, Sunderland8,544 residents · 30.7% owned · 51.8% no carNunsmoor, Newcastle upon Tyne12,297 residents · 29.3% owned · 47.8% no car

Most similar within Middlesbrough

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ayresome, Middlesbrough8,505 residents · 24.4% owned · 62.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Middlesbrough Central

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

Tenure

Private rented44.6%
1,988 households
Social rented30%
1,339 households
Owned24.9%
1,111 households
Shared ownership0.2%
11 households
Lives rent free0.2%
10 households
Middlesbrough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced42.6%
1,901 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement28.1%
1,255 households
Semi-detached13.7%
613 households
Detached7.7%
344 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.6%
206 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
78 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
40 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
22 households
Middlesbrough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household55.8%
2,488 households
1 car or van in household32.4%
1,446 households
2 cars or vans in household8.9%
396 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.9%
130 households
Middlesbrough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms36.8%
1,642 households
3 bedrooms29.1%
1,296 households
1 bedroom20.8%
926 households
4 or more bedrooms13.4%
596 households
Middlesbrough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household44%
1,962 households
Single family household41.4%
1,844 households
Other household types14.6%
652 households
Middlesbrough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household44%
1,962 households
2 people in household21%
935 households
3 people in household11.8%
525 households
4 people in household9.9%
440 households
5 people in household6.7%
301 households
6 people in household3.7%
166 households
7 people in household1.7%
77 households
8 or more people in household1.2%
54 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Middlesbrough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.8%
1,993 residents
15–2937.3%
4,430 residents
30–4421.6%
2,560 residents
45–6416.6%
1,963 residents
65 and over7.7%
915 residents
Middlesbrough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White44.6%
5,290 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh36.4%
4,324 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.3%
1,106 residents
Other ethnic group7.2%
852 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
295 residents
Middlesbrough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.9%
2,919 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications25.9%
2,524 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
1,787 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.3%
1,007 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%
878 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.3%
323 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
311 residents aged 16 and over
Middlesbrough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive53.5%
5,213 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)33.9%
3,307 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student12.6%
1,229 residents aged 16 and over
Middlesbrough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students32.5%
3,173 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed21.6%
2,106 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.6%
1,225 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.4%
821 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.3%
613 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.3%
613 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations5.3%
518 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.8%
368 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.2%
312 residents aged 16 and over
Middlesbrough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.8%
5,552 residents
Good health31.8%
3,772 residents
Fair health14.2%
1,686 residents
Bad health5.3%
632 residents
Very bad health1.9%
222 residents
Middlesbrough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.2%
9,510 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.8%
2,354 residents
Middlesbrough Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36%
1,605 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33.3%
1,486 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.9%
976 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.5%
379 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
14 households
Middlesbrough Central · 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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