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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002536

Billingham Central

Billingham Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,328 residents in Stockton-on-Tees. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Stockton-on-Tees
9,328

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,257

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,428.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.8%

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.

Meadowhead, Blackburn with Darwen7,278 residents · 60.5% owned · 29.6% no carSutton Leach, St. Helens10,689 residents · 67.2% owned · 22.7% no carWarbreck & Bispham Road, Blackpool8,001 residents · 64.4% owned · 24.4% no carSwinton North, Rotherham8,546 residents · 67.2% owned · 23.4% no carEfford, Laira & Crabtree, Plymouth9,206 residents · 55.5% owned · 26.5% no carOrmesby, Redcar and Cleveland7,603 residents · 67.1% owned · 24.3% no car

Most similar within Stockton-on-Tees

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Thornaby Village, Stockton-on-Tees5,798 residents · 63.9% owned · 24.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Billingham Central

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

Tenure

Owned62.2%
2,648 households
Private rented19.9%
849 households
Social rented17.4%
742 households
Shared ownership0.3%
13 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Billingham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached52.4%
2,232 households
Terraced28.3%
1,204 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.2%
475 households
Detached7%
296 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
31 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Billingham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.3%
1,886 households
No cars or vans in household26.6%
1,132 households
2 cars or vans in household22.8%
969 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.4%
271 households
Billingham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms59.9%
2,550 households
2 bedrooms25.4%
1,081 households
4 or more bedrooms9.2%
390 households
1 bedroom5.6%
237 households
Billingham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.8%
2,630 households
One-person household34.8%
1,482 households
Other household types3.4%
146 households
Billingham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35%
1,489 households
1 person in household34.8%
1,482 households
3 people in household14.8%
630 households
4 people in household10.1%
432 households
5 people in household3.5%
149 households
6 people in household1.3%
54 households
7 people in household0.4%
19 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Billingham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.8%
1,657 residents
15–2915.5%
1,442 residents
30–4418.8%
1,755 residents
45–6426.8%
2,499 residents
65 and over21.2%
1,975 residents
Billingham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.9%
9,132 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
80 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
55 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
31 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
28 residents
Billingham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above22.8%
1,731 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.8%
1,499 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.8%
1,423 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
1,199 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
910 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.8%
593 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
223 residents aged 16 and over
Billingham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.4%
4,119 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.5%
3,296 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
162 residents aged 16 and over
Billingham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18%
1,363 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.2%
1,305 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.9%
1,132 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
922 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.6%
804 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8%
607 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.6%
501 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.5%
490 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
454 residents aged 16 and over
Billingham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.8%
3,903 residents
Good health33.7%
3,142 residents
Fair health16.7%
1,561 residents
Bad health5.9%
555 residents
Very bad health1.8%
167 residents
Billingham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.5%
7,136 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.5%
2,193 residents
Billingham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.6%
1,774 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36%
1,536 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.6%
751 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.6%
198 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
2 households
Billingham 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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