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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002569

Hummersknott

Hummersknott is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,145 residents in Darlington. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Darlington
9,145

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,064

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,807.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

87.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.6%

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.

Brookside & Walton, Chesterfield8,107 residents · 89.6% owned · 11.7% no carPenwortham South, South Ribble5,889 residents · 88.1% owned · 11.2% no carPoynton East, Cheshire East6,429 residents · 89.1% owned · 10.8% no carElton Vale, Bury7,333 residents · 89.4% owned · 11.7% no carHill Head, Fareham7,094 residents · 83.2% owned · 9.6% no carGreasby, Wirral8,076 residents · 87.2% owned · 12.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hummersknott

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

Tenure

Owned87.5%
3,554 households
Private rented7.3%
295 households
Social rented5.1%
206 households
Shared ownership0.2%
8 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Hummersknott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached50.1%
2,037 households
Detached38.9%
1,582 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.7%
312 households
Terraced2.6%
105 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
12 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Hummersknott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.8%
1,700 households
2 cars or vans in household34.2%
1,390 households
No cars or vans in household13.2%
535 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.8%
439 households
Hummersknott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.9%
1,864 households
4 or more bedrooms32.7%
1,327 households
2 bedrooms16.9%
685 households
1 bedroom4.6%
187 households
Hummersknott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.1%
2,810 households
One-person household28.6%
1,165 households
Other household types2.3%
92 households
Hummersknott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.7%
1,656 households
1 person in household28.6%
1,164 households
3 people in household13.8%
563 households
4 people in household13.2%
535 households
5 people in household2.9%
119 households
6 people in household0.6%
24 households
7 people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Hummersknott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.1%
1,291 residents
15–2911.2%
1,025 residents
30–4414.5%
1,325 residents
45–6427.9%
2,553 residents
65 and over32.3%
2,952 residents
Hummersknott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.9%
8,683 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.7%
247 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
103 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
74 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
40 residents
Hummersknott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41.6%
3,221 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
1,226 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.4%
1,039 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.8%
992 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.8%
526 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
491 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
251 residents aged 16 and over
Hummersknott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50%
3,871 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.3%
3,741 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
131 residents aged 16 and over
Hummersknott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.3%
2,034 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.4%
1,427 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.7%
1,136 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
694 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.9%
689 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.3%
569 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
492 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
366 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%
335 residents aged 16 and over
Hummersknott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.1%
4,403 residents
Good health34.9%
3,188 residents
Fair health12.9%
1,179 residents
Bad health3.4%
309 residents
Very bad health0.7%
67 residents
Hummersknott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.4%
7,624 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.6%
1,519 residents
Hummersknott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58%
2,356 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.8%
1,331 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.8%
356 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.5%
21 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Hummersknott · 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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