Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002559

Faverdale, Heighington & Sadberge

Faverdale, Heighington & Sadberge is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,657 residents in Darlington. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Darlington

9,657

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,121

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.2%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Faverdale, Heighington & Sadberge

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

Tenure

Owned78.1%

3,217 households

Private rented16.7%

687 households

Social rented4.8%

198 households

Shared ownership0.4%

17 households

Lives rent free0%

2 households

Faverdale, Heighington & Sadberge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached46%

1,895 households

Semi-detached30.7%

1,266 households

Terraced17.8%

732 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.8%

198 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%

18 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%

7 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%

6 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

0 households

Faverdale, Heighington & Sadberge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.1%

1,654 households

2 cars or vans in household39.8%

1,640 households

3 or more cars or vans in household13.6%

559 households

No cars or vans in household6.5%

267 households

Faverdale, Heighington & Sadberge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.7%

1,636 households

4 or more bedrooms37.6%

1,550 households

2 bedrooms20%

824 households

1 bedroom2.7%

110 households

Faverdale, Heighington & Sadberge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71%

2,923 households

One-person household25.6%

1,054 households

Other household types3.4%

142 households

Faverdale, Heighington & Sadberge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.6%

1,632 households

1 person in household25.6%

1,054 households

3 people in household16.5%

679 households

4 people in household13.1%

540 households

5 people in household3.9%

160 households

6 people in household1.1%

45 households

7 people in household0.2%

9 households

8 or more people in household0%

1 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Faverdale, Heighington & Sadberge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.1%

1,647 residents

15–2914.4%

1,395 residents

30–4417.8%

1,721 residents

45–6431.1%

3,000 residents

65 and over19.6%

1,894 residents

Faverdale, Heighington & Sadberge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.7%

9,334 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%

141 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%

112 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%

34 residents

Other ethnic group0.4%

34 residents

Faverdale, Heighington & Sadberge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.2%

3,088 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications19.4%

1,530 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications13.9%

1,096 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications11.5%

904 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.7%

609 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6%

476 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.1%

167 residents aged 16 and over

Faverdale, Heighington & Sadberge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.3%

4,980 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive35.1%

2,764 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.6%

123 residents aged 16 and over

Faverdale, Heighington & Sadberge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.1%

2,052 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.7%

1,237 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%

1,018 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.6%

913 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations9%

710 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations8.8%

690 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.7%

452 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%

405 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5%

390 residents aged 16 and over

Faverdale, Heighington & Sadberge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52%

5,018 residents

Good health34.3%

3,313 residents

Fair health9.9%

956 residents

Bad health2.9%

283 residents

Very bad health0.9%

87 residents

Faverdale, Heighington & Sadberge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.7%

8,272 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act14.3%

1,385 residents

Faverdale, Heighington & Sadberge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.2%

2,521 households

Household is deprived in one dimension29.4%

1,211 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions8.1%

332 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%

56 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0%

0 households

Faverdale, Heighington & Sadberge · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
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GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02002559

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Faverdale, Heighington & Sadberge

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Faverdale, Heighington & Sadberge

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.