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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002506

Beechwood & James Cook

Beechwood & James Cook is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,600 residents in Middlesbrough. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Middlesbrough
5,600

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,331

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,693.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

34.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

45.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.2%

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.

Rift House & Summerhill, Hartlepool6,473 residents · 53.8% owned · 34.2% no carHeadland & West View, Hartlepool10,278 residents · 39.7% owned · 40.0% no carLeasowe South & Moreton East, Wirral6,391 residents · 43.8% owned · 35.8% no carJesmond, Hartlepool8,001 residents · 44.1% owned · 36.6% no carBeacon Lough & Wrekenton, Gateshead7,869 residents · 39.5% owned · 45.3% no carYewtree, Liverpool7,895 residents · 41.8% owned · 41.5% no car

Most similar within Middlesbrough

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Thorntree, Middlesbrough9,792 residents · 37.3% owned · 47.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Beechwood & James Cook

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

Tenure

Social rented45.5%
1,060 households
Owned34.9%
813 households
Private rented19%
443 households
Shared ownership0.4%
9 households
Lives rent free0.3%
6 households
Beechwood & James Cook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.4%
1,127 households
Terraced31.2%
728 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.2%
307 households
Detached5.9%
137 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Beechwood & James Cook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household45.2%
1,053 households
1 car or van in household39.1%
911 households
2 cars or vans in household12.4%
288 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.4%
79 households
Beechwood & James Cook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms56.2%
1,310 households
2 bedrooms22.3%
519 households
1 bedroom13.9%
324 households
4 or more bedrooms7.6%
178 households
Beechwood & James Cook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.3%
1,334 households
One-person household38.1%
888 households
Other household types4.6%
107 households
Beechwood & James Cook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.1%
888 households
2 people in household26.3%
613 households
3 people in household18.5%
431 households
4 people in household10.5%
246 households
5 people in household4%
94 households
6 people in household1.7%
40 households
7 people in household0.5%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Beechwood & James Cook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.1%
1,127 residents
15–2920.5%
1,150 residents
30–4419.5%
1,090 residents
45–6424.6%
1,376 residents
65 and over15.3%
859 residents
Beechwood & James Cook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.8%
4,860 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.8%
380 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%
167 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.9%
107 residents
Other ethnic group1.5%
84 residents
Beechwood & James Cook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.8%
1,224 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.2%
844 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
734 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
648 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.8%
565 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
262 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
127 residents aged 16 and over
Beechwood & James Cook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive51.6%
2,271 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)46.1%
2,031 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
103 residents aged 16 and over
Beechwood & James Cook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.4%
856 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed19%
838 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.8%
696 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.4%
501 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.2%
451 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.4%
412 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
223 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers4.9%
215 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.8%
212 residents aged 16 and over
Beechwood & James Cook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.2%
2,364 residents
Good health31.8%
1,782 residents
Fair health15.6%
874 residents
Bad health8.2%
461 residents
Very bad health2.1%
118 residents
Beechwood & James Cook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.3%
4,105 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.7%
1,495 residents
Beechwood & James Cook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
814 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33.7%
786 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.8%
531 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.6%
200 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Beechwood & James Cook · 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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