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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002551

Thornaby North

Thornaby North is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,364 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
5,364

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,630

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,521.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

33.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

43.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.0%

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.

Radcliffe, Bury8,617 residents · 36.2% owned · 40.9% no carPercy Main, North Tyneside7,563 residents · 36.1% owned · 44.2% no carKeighley South, Bradford6,475 residents · 42.8% owned · 43.0% no carOld Town & Grange, Hartlepool7,125 residents · 43.4% owned · 46.0% no carSouth Shields West, South Tyneside7,419 residents · 33.5% owned · 51.2% no carTown Centre West, St. Helens7,319 residents · 38.8% owned · 44.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Thornaby North

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

Tenure

Private rented36.1%
950 households
Owned33.5%
881 households
Social rented30.1%
791 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Shared ownership0.1%
2 households
Thornaby North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced49.5%
1,302 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24.4%
641 households
Semi-detached18.6%
489 households
Detached4.8%
126 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
30 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
23 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Thornaby North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household43.9%
1,156 households
1 car or van in household40.7%
1,072 households
2 cars or vans in household12.1%
318 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.3%
86 households
Thornaby North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.8%
1,020 households
2 bedrooms34.3%
903 households
1 bedroom19.9%
523 households
4 or more bedrooms7.1%
186 households
Thornaby North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household48.2%
1,266 households
Single family household46.6%
1,225 households
Other household types5.2%
137 households
Thornaby North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household48.1%
1,266 households
2 people in household25.7%
675 households
3 people in household13.1%
345 households
4 people in household7.6%
201 households
5 people in household3.3%
86 households
6 people in household1.7%
45 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Thornaby North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.8%
957 residents
15–2921.2%
1,139 residents
30–4422.1%
1,184 residents
45–6424%
1,290 residents
65 and over14.8%
794 residents
Thornaby North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White79.4%
4,258 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.6%
729 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.5%
133 residents
Other ethnic group2.3%
126 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
118 residents
Thornaby North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.6%
1,114 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above24%
1,041 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.6%
676 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
631 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.9%
517 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
225 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
141 residents aged 16 and over
Thornaby North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51%
2,217 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.4%
2,015 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.6%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Thornaby North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed20.4%
887 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations18.8%
818 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.6%
634 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.5%
501 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.9%
432 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.3%
316 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.5%
284 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.6%
243 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
229 residents aged 16 and over
Thornaby North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.1%
2,149 residents
Good health33.2%
1,780 residents
Fair health17.3%
930 residents
Bad health7.1%
382 residents
Very bad health2.3%
124 residents
Thornaby North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.9%
3,965 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.1%
1,399 residents
Thornaby North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension35.2%
927 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.6%
911 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.8%
575 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8%
210 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Thornaby 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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