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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002540

Norton North

Norton North is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,066 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
6,066

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,826

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,451.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.1%

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.

Herrington & Doxford, Sunderland6,883 residents · 81.0% owned · 15.9% no carChester-le-Street North, County Durham7,960 residents · 77.3% owned · 17.9% no carSandbach North, Cheshire East6,567 residents · 79.0% owned · 12.4% no carPenwortham South, South Ribble5,889 residents · 88.1% owned · 11.2% no carNorthorpe & Crossley, Kirklees6,292 residents · 80.6% owned · 14.8% no carCongleton West Heath, Cheshire East7,681 residents · 84.0% owned · 9.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Norton North

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

Tenure

Owned83.2%
2,350 households
Private rented10.5%
298 households
Social rented5.6%
159 households
Shared ownership0.7%
19 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Norton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached56.1%
1,586 households
Detached28.2%
797 households
Terraced8.8%
248 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.6%
186 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
3 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Norton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.6%
1,232 households
2 cars or vans in household33.1%
936 households
No cars or vans in household14.4%
408 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.9%
251 households
Norton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.4%
1,142 households
4 or more bedrooms27.9%
790 households
2 bedrooms25.5%
721 households
1 bedroom6.2%
174 households
Norton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.4%
1,876 households
One-person household31.4%
888 households
Other household types2.2%
62 households
Norton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.5%
1,145 households
1 person in household31.4%
888 households
3 people in household14.2%
402 households
4 people in household10.7%
303 households
5 people in household2.4%
69 households
6 people in household0.6%
16 households
7 people in household0.1%
2 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Norton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.9%
842 residents
15–2912.3%
749 residents
30–4415.4%
932 residents
45–6427.9%
1,695 residents
65 and over30.5%
1,849 residents
Norton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.9%
5,940 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
66 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.5%
33 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
18 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
10 residents
Norton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.1%
1,808 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
903 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.7%
807 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.3%
683 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.3%
427 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%
412 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
112 residents aged 16 and over
Norton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.5%
2,756 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45%
2,317 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
81 residents aged 16 and over
Norton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.8%
1,331 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.8%
711 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.2%
682 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.5%
593 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.8%
506 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.6%
390 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
372 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.1%
366 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
204 residents aged 16 and over
Norton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.1%
2,797 residents
Good health35.4%
2,149 residents
Fair health13.8%
840 residents
Bad health3.7%
227 residents
Very bad health0.9%
53 residents
Norton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.8%
5,022 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.2%
1,044 residents
Norton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.8%
1,577 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.9%
902 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11%
312 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.2%
34 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Norton North · 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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