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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002502

Thorntree

Thorntree is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,792 residents in Middlesbrough. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Middlesbrough
9,792

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,353

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,318.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

37.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

47.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

15.6%

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.

Beacon Lough & Wrekenton, Gateshead7,869 residents · 39.5% owned · 45.3% no carHeadland & West View, Hartlepool10,278 residents · 39.7% owned · 40.0% no carGrangetown, Redcar and Cleveland6,388 residents · 27.6% owned · 45.4% no carBidston Hill, Wirral7,697 residents · 29.2% owned · 44.4% no carOwton Manor, Hartlepool7,673 residents · 39.2% owned · 42.8% no carWalker North, Newcastle upon Tyne6,620 residents · 24.2% owned · 55.1% no car

Most similar within Middlesbrough

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Beechwood & James Cook, Middlesbrough5,600 residents · 34.9% owned · 45.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Thorntree

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

Tenure

Social rented47%
2,048 households
Owned37.3%
1,622 households
Private rented15.2%
660 households
Lives rent free0.3%
12 households
Shared ownership0.3%
11 households
Thorntree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46.2%
2,012 households
Terraced28.6%
1,246 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.4%
799 households
Detached6%
262 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
23 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Thorntree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household47%
2,047 households
1 car or van in household37%
1,612 households
2 cars or vans in household12.4%
538 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.6%
156 households
Thorntree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms56.2%
2,447 households
2 bedrooms22.8%
994 households
1 bedroom14.7%
641 households
4 or more bedrooms6.2%
271 households
Thorntree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.4%
2,499 households
One-person household38.4%
1,674 households
Other household types4.2%
181 households
Thorntree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.5%
1,674 households
2 people in household27.2%
1,184 households
3 people in household17%
742 households
4 people in household10.4%
453 households
5 people in household4.2%
183 households
6 people in household1.7%
73 households
7 people in household0.8%
36 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Thorntree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522%
2,155 residents
15–2918.5%
1,813 residents
30–4417.2%
1,686 residents
45–6425.6%
2,507 residents
65 and over16.7%
1,633 residents
Thorntree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96%
9,402 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
155 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
130 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
78 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
26 residents
Thorntree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications33.9%
2,550 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above15.6%
1,170 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
1,158 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.7%
1,104 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
852 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
497 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
186 residents aged 16 and over
Thorntree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive49.9%
3,753 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)48.2%
3,621 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
144 residents aged 16 and over
Thorntree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations22%
1,656 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed21.2%
1,595 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations18.9%
1,420 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.2%
693 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.1%
609 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.1%
534 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
453 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5%
379 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations2.4%
181 residents aged 16 and over
Thorntree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.3%
3,946 residents
Good health32.5%
3,182 residents
Fair health16.2%
1,583 residents
Bad health8.2%
801 residents
Very bad health2.9%
280 residents
Thorntree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.6%
7,302 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.4%
2,490 residents
Thorntree · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35%
1,525 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension29.8%
1,299 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions24.6%
1,069 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions10.2%
446 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
14 households
Thorntree · 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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