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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002567

Albert Hill & Red Hall

Albert Hill & Red Hall is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,403 residents in Darlington. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Darlington
9,403

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,111

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,288.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.9%

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.

Middleton East, Rochdale10,132 residents · 61.8% owned · 26.1% no carGuide Bridge, Tameside7,419 residents · 58.8% owned · 26.0% no carLemington, Newcastle upon Tyne9,451 residents · 62.4% owned · 29.2% no carFailsworth East, Oldham7,458 residents · 61.4% owned · 29.9% no carSpringbank, Cheltenham6,733 residents · 50.2% owned · 21.1% no carClifton, Salford5,844 residents · 61.5% owned · 26.4% no car

Most similar within Darlington

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Firthmoor, Darlington6,354 residents · 56.6% owned · 27.8% no carPark East, Darlington6,286 residents · 51.1% owned · 33.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Albert Hill & Red Hall

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

Tenure

Owned52.3%
2,150 households
Social rented29.1%
1,195 households
Private rented17.7%
727 households
Shared ownership0.9%
36 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Albert Hill & Red Hall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.8%
2,008 households
Terraced30.9%
1,269 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.6%
436 households
Detached8.8%
362 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
6 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
5 households
Albert Hill & Red Hall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.6%
1,917 households
No cars or vans in household29.6%
1,218 households
2 cars or vans in household19.4%
797 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.4%
179 households
Albert Hill & Red Hall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.3%
1,781 households
2 bedrooms40.4%
1,662 households
4 or more bedrooms9.4%
388 households
1 bedroom6.8%
280 households
Albert Hill & Red Hall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.6%
2,615 households
One-person household32.1%
1,320 households
Other household types4.3%
176 households
Albert Hill & Red Hall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.7%
1,385 households
1 person in household32.1%
1,320 households
3 people in household16.5%
678 households
4 people in household12.1%
498 households
5 people in household4.3%
175 households
6 people in household0.9%
37 households
7 people in household0.3%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Albert Hill & Red Hall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.2%
1,996 residents
15–2918.8%
1,765 residents
30–4421.8%
2,054 residents
45–6421.9%
2,056 residents
65 and over16.3%
1,533 residents
Albert Hill & Red Hall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.1%
8,846 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.4%
230 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
135 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%
104 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
88 residents
Albert Hill & Red Hall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.3%
1,777 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.9%
1,531 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.9%
1,382 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
1,105 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
762 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.7%
562 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
192 residents aged 16 and over
Albert Hill & Red Hall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.4%
4,345 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.4%
2,807 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Albert Hill & Red Hall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.9%
1,455 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.9%
1,086 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.7%
1,072 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
915 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12%
879 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
520 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.1%
519 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
456 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.6%
407 residents aged 16 and over
Albert Hill & Red Hall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.6%
4,191 residents
Good health34.5%
3,245 residents
Fair health14.8%
1,389 residents
Bad health4.9%
465 residents
Very bad health1.2%
113 residents
Albert Hill & Red Hall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.3%
7,549 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.7%
1,854 residents
Albert Hill & Red Hall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.4%
1,825 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.2%
1,405 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.4%
674 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.7%
195 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
12 households
Albert Hill & Red Hall · 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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