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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002563

Haughton Le Skerne

Haughton Le Skerne is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,549 residents in Darlington. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Darlington
5,549

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,472

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,553.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.7%

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.

Birtley South, Gateshead8,274 residents · 60.7% owned · 29.5% no carIntake, Sheffield7,424 residents · 66.5% owned · 28.0% no carHoughton Town, Sunderland8,539 residents · 61.7% owned · 28.5% no carWorksop Kilton, Bassetlaw11,093 residents · 66.1% owned · 20.9% no carGuide Post & Stakeford, Northumberland9,005 residents · 65.8% owned · 20.4% no carTownsend & Eaton Park, Stoke-on-Trent8,647 residents · 64.6% owned · 25.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Haughton Le Skerne

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

Tenure

Owned61.6%
1,522 households
Social rented26%
643 households
Private rented12.1%
298 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Haughton Le Skerne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached54.4%
1,344 households
Detached16.5%
409 households
Terraced14.4%
355 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.5%
333 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Haughton Le Skerne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46%
1,136 households
No cars or vans in household24.7%
609 households
2 cars or vans in household23.4%
579 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.9%
146 households
Haughton Le Skerne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.4%
1,246 households
2 bedrooms32.2%
797 households
4 or more bedrooms9.7%
240 households
1 bedroom7.6%
189 households
Haughton Le Skerne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.9%
1,603 households
One-person household31.6%
781 households
Other household types3.5%
87 households
Haughton Le Skerne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.6%
954 households
1 person in household31.6%
781 households
3 people in household15.9%
392 households
4 people in household9.2%
227 households
5 people in household3.4%
85 households
6 people in household1.1%
26 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
4 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Haughton Le Skerne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.9%
883 residents
15–2914.1%
780 residents
30–4417%
944 residents
45–6427.1%
1,502 residents
65 and over26%
1,440 residents
Haughton Le Skerne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.7%
5,363 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
67 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
62 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
33 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
21 residents
Haughton Le Skerne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25%
1,151 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.7%
997 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.9%
826 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
658 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
458 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.9%
364 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
150 residents aged 16 and over
Haughton Le Skerne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.4%
2,459 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.2%
2,083 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
64 residents aged 16 and over
Haughton Le Skerne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.8%
867 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.4%
756 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.4%
707 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
575 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.2%
514 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.1%
374 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
312 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.6%
305 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Haughton Le Skerne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40%
2,219 residents
Good health34.7%
1,924 residents
Fair health17%
945 residents
Bad health6.7%
371 residents
Very bad health1.6%
90 residents
Haughton Le Skerne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.5%
4,187 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.5%
1,362 residents
Haughton Le Skerne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43%
1,062 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.4%
875 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.1%
447 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
82 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Haughton Le Skerne · 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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