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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002501

Park Vale

Park Vale is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,266 residents in Middlesbrough. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Middlesbrough
6,266

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,608

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,300.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.6%

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.

Kenton, Newcastle upon Tyne11,802 residents · 45.7% owned · 36.3% no carHardwick & Salters Lane, Stockton-on-Tees9,246 residents · 44.7% owned · 34.1% no carLangley & Wood Side, Rochdale12,281 residents · 43.6% owned · 36.0% no carHall I' th' Wood, Bolton8,434 residents · 38.2% owned · 36.0% no carBenwell, Newcastle upon Tyne8,173 residents · 40.9% owned · 44.7% no carDenton, Newcastle upon Tyne9,480 residents · 57.7% owned · 35.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Park Vale

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

Tenure

Owned47.9%
1,250 households
Social rented37.1%
968 households
Private rented14%
365 households
Shared ownership0.8%
20 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Park Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.7%
1,270 households
Terraced23.6%
615 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14%
366 households
Detached12.3%
322 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
21 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Park Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.1%
1,097 households
No cars or vans in household36.6%
955 households
2 cars or vans in household17.8%
464 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.5%
91 households
Park Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.9%
1,354 households
2 bedrooms27.6%
720 households
4 or more bedrooms11.2%
291 households
1 bedroom9.3%
243 households
Park Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.7%
1,609 households
One-person household33.5%
872 households
Other household types4.8%
125 households
Park Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.4%
872 households
2 people in household29.9%
780 households
3 people in household15.6%
408 households
4 people in household13%
340 households
5 people in household4.9%
129 households
6 people in household2.3%
59 households
7 people in household0.6%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Park Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.3%
1,463 residents
15–2917.5%
1,099 residents
30–4421.3%
1,334 residents
45–6424.2%
1,515 residents
65 and over13.7%
856 residents
Park Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White81.1%
5,082 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.1%
757 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.8%
178 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%
146 residents
Other ethnic group1.7%
105 residents
Park Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.3%
1,332 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.6%
1,067 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
773 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.4%
633 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%
499 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
295 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Park Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.5%
2,523 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45%
2,124 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
70 residents aged 16 and over
Park Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed18.3%
864 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.2%
811 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.5%
732 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.2%
668 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.1%
475 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.2%
338 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.8%
320 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
261 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.2%
247 residents aged 16 and over
Park Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.2%
2,897 residents
Good health30.9%
1,939 residents
Fair health15.3%
956 residents
Bad health5.7%
357 residents
Very bad health1.9%
117 residents
Park Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78%
4,887 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22%
1,380 residents
Park Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.5%
1,030 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
850 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.5%
535 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.1%
186 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
7 households
Park Vale · 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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