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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002541

Norton High Street

Norton High Street is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,014 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
6,014

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,875

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,313.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.3%

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.

Bamber Bridge West, South Ribble5,457 residents · 66.1% owned · 21.8% no carSwalwell, Gateshead7,021 residents · 63.8% owned · 28.3% no carLower Penwortham South, South Ribble5,657 residents · 58.7% owned · 21.1% no carLeyland South West, South Ribble6,123 residents · 64.1% owned · 22.7% no carNewbold, Chesterfield7,388 residents · 61.5% owned · 27.1% no carLemington, Newcastle upon Tyne9,451 residents · 62.4% owned · 29.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Norton High Street

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

Tenure

Owned68.1%
1,959 households
Private rented21%
605 households
Social rented10.6%
304 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Norton High Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached60.3%
1,735 households
Terraced19.9%
573 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.7%
278 households
Detached7.9%
227 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
27 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
24 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Norton High Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.3%
1,333 households
No cars or vans in household24.5%
704 households
2 cars or vans in household23.6%
680 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.5%
159 households
Norton High Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.7%
1,544 households
2 bedrooms29.9%
859 households
4 or more bedrooms9.8%
282 households
1 bedroom6.6%
190 households
Norton High Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.2%
1,645 households
One-person household38.8%
1,118 households
Other household types4%
115 households
Norton High Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.9%
1,118 households
2 people in household33.5%
963 households
3 people in household14.4%
415 households
4 people in household9%
260 households
5 people in household3.2%
91 households
6 people in household0.6%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
7 people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Norton High Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.2%
914 residents
15–2914.5%
873 residents
30–4419.5%
1,174 residents
45–6428.2%
1,697 residents
65 and over22.6%
1,359 residents
Norton High Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.9%
5,827 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
69 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
68 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
28 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
23 residents
Norton High Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.3%
1,373 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.5%
981 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19%
952 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
705 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
512 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.9%
399 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Norton High Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.5%
2,837 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42%
2,109 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
76 residents aged 16 and over
Norton High Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.7%
991 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.6%
782 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.7%
736 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.7%
637 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.8%
492 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.4%
422 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.2%
412 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
316 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
233 residents aged 16 and over
Norton High Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.4%
2,549 residents
Good health34.9%
2,099 residents
Fair health16.4%
987 residents
Bad health4.9%
294 residents
Very bad health1.4%
87 residents
Norton High Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.3%
4,708 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.7%
1,307 residents
Norton High Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.4%
1,391 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33%
949 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.2%
436 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
95 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Norton High Street · 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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