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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002568

College & Park West

College & Park West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,033 residents in Darlington. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Darlington
6,033

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,722

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,880.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

50.1%

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.

Ilkley & Ben Rhydding, Bradford13,119 residents · 77.0% owned · 17.7% no carLlandaf & Danescourt, Cardiff8,776 residents · 81.6% owned · 14.7% no carChester Handbridge Park, Cheshire West and Chester8,816 residents · 72.8% owned · 16.7% no carSkircoat Green, Calderdale7,065 residents · 74.8% owned · 18.6% no carBlundellsands, Sefton8,365 residents · 81.2% owned · 16.0% no carTotley & Bradway, Sheffield7,623 residents · 80.8% owned · 15.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in College & Park West

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

Tenure

Owned75.2%
2,048 households
Private rented17.1%
466 households
Social rented7.4%
201 households
Shared ownership0.3%
7 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
College & Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached36.6%
996 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20.3%
552 households
Terraced20%
544 households
Detached16.1%
438 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.4%
148 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
36 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
College & Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.4%
1,208 households
2 cars or vans in household30.5%
829 households
No cars or vans in household16.1%
439 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9%
245 households
College & Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms37.9%
1,031 households
3 bedrooms30%
815 households
2 bedrooms20.1%
548 households
1 bedroom12%
327 households
College & Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.5%
1,732 households
One-person household33.7%
919 households
Other household types2.8%
75 households
College & Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.3%
988 households
1 person in household33.7%
918 households
3 people in household13.4%
364 households
4 people in household12.4%
337 households
5 people in household3.2%
87 households
6 people in household0.9%
25 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
7 people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
College & Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.9%
897 residents
15–2913.5%
813 residents
30–4415.2%
915 residents
45–6430.3%
1,831 residents
65 and over26.2%
1,578 residents
College & Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.6%
5,646 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.7%
222 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
100 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
41 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
23 residents
College & Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above50.1%
2,533 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.1%
765 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.2%
615 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.3%
520 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.5%
328 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.4%
223 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.5%
76 residents aged 16 and over
College & Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.3%
2,749 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44%
2,227 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
85 residents aged 16 and over
College & Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations28.4%
1,439 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22%
1,112 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
592 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.6%
437 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.8%
344 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.5%
330 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.5%
329 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.1%
311 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.3%
167 residents aged 16 and over
College & Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.9%
3,070 residents
Good health33.4%
2,017 residents
Fair health12%
721 residents
Bad health3%
182 residents
Very bad health0.7%
41 residents
College & Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.7%
5,047 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.3%
986 residents
College & Park West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.1%
1,664 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.2%
795 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.1%
221 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
39 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
College & Park West · 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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