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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002571

Firthmoor

Firthmoor is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,354 residents in Darlington. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Darlington
6,354

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,699

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,217.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.5%

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.

Crewe North West, Cheshire East6,559 residents · 52.4% owned · 23.3% no carTomkinson Road, Nuneaton and Bedworth7,491 residents · 59.6% owned · 25.1% no carDenton East, Tameside5,634 residents · 66.0% owned · 24.8% no carBreightmet South & Darcy Lever, Bolton9,728 residents · 66.0% owned · 22.0% no carDroylsden Central, Tameside9,538 residents · 60.3% owned · 28.4% no carLemington, Newcastle upon Tyne9,451 residents · 62.4% owned · 29.2% no car

Most similar within Darlington

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Albert Hill & Red Hall, Darlington9,403 residents · 52.3% owned · 29.6% no carCockerton & Hopetown, Darlington9,733 residents · 59.3% owned · 27.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Firthmoor

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

Tenure

Owned56.6%
1,527 households
Social rented23.1%
624 households
Private rented20.1%
543 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Firthmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached67.4%
1,823 households
Terraced16.2%
438 households
Detached8.9%
240 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.3%
171 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.6%
16 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
11 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Firthmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.9%
1,212 households
No cars or vans in household27.8%
751 households
2 cars or vans in household21.7%
586 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.6%
152 households
Firthmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.6%
1,312 households
2 bedrooms36.8%
994 households
1 bedroom8.6%
232 households
4 or more bedrooms6.1%
164 households
Firthmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.1%
1,788 households
One-person household29.4%
795 households
Other household types4.4%
120 households
Firthmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.2%
924 households
1 person in household29.4%
795 households
3 people in household18.7%
506 households
4 people in household11.5%
312 households
5 people in household4.8%
129 households
6 people in household1%
26 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Firthmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.6%
1,307 residents
15–2917.4%
1,107 residents
30–4421.3%
1,353 residents
45–6424.1%
1,529 residents
65 and over16.7%
1,059 residents
Firthmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.5%
6,003 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
112 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
85 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
81 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
72 residents
Firthmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.5%
1,369 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.5%
973 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.9%
892 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
712 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
519 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.5%
374 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
146 residents aged 16 and over
Firthmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.4%
2,961 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.8%
1,933 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
89 residents aged 16 and over
Firthmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.1%
1,051 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.1%
802 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.2%
657 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.6%
627 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
574 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.8%
391 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
354 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
283 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.9%
246 residents aged 16 and over
Firthmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.5%
2,826 residents
Good health34.5%
2,193 residents
Fair health14.5%
922 residents
Bad health4.9%
314 residents
Very bad health1.6%
102 residents
Firthmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.6%
5,120 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.4%
1,234 residents
Firthmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.8%
1,130 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.6%
1,015 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.2%
438 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.2%
114 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Firthmoor · 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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