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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004291

Pelton & Perkinsville

Pelton & Perkinsville is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,120 residents in County Durham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for County Durham
7,120

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,354

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

904.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.7%

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.

Throckley & Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne10,746 residents · 58.6% owned · 29.1% no carWesthoughton West, Bolton8,465 residents · 59.4% owned · 24.8% no carWaterfoot & Stacksteads, Rossendale12,375 residents · 60.7% owned · 23.0% no carRishton, Hyndburn6,656 residents · 64.2% owned · 22.8% no carLeigh South East, Wigan7,386 residents · 63.3% owned · 23.8% no carElsecar, Barnsley8,452 residents · 62.2% owned · 22.2% no car

Most similar within County Durham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

South Murton & South Hetton, County Durham7,383 residents · 66.8% owned · 23.2% no carChilton, County Durham7,323 residents · 59.9% owned · 25.3% no carSpennymoor East & Ferryhill West, County Durham7,886 residents · 50.8% owned · 28.4% no carSacriston, County Durham8,425 residents · 61.1% owned · 23.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Pelton & Perkinsville

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

Tenure

Owned59.7%
2,003 households
Social rented22.1%
741 households
Private rented17.9%
600 households
Shared ownership0.2%
8 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Pelton & Perkinsville · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced44.5%
1,495 households
Semi-detached38%
1,274 households
Detached14%
469 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.7%
90 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
16 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Pelton & Perkinsville · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.1%
1,445 households
No cars or vans in household25.3%
847 households
2 cars or vans in household24.6%
825 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.1%
237 households
Pelton & Perkinsville · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47%
1,576 households
2 bedrooms38.4%
1,289 households
4 or more bedrooms10.2%
342 households
1 bedroom4.4%
147 households
Pelton & Perkinsville · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.2%
2,085 households
One-person household35.3%
1,182 households
Other household types2.5%
85 households
Pelton & Perkinsville · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.3%
1,184 households
2 people in household34.9%
1,171 households
3 people in household16.7%
560 households
4 people in household9.8%
330 households
5 people in household2.5%
84 households
6 people in household0.4%
15 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Pelton & Perkinsville · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.6%
1,185 residents
15–2916.8%
1,198 residents
30–4419.6%
1,394 residents
45–6428.8%
2,050 residents
65 and over18.2%
1,296 residents
Pelton & Perkinsville · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.6%
6,948 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
80 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
52 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
20 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
19 residents
Pelton & Perkinsville · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.7%
1,395 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.1%
1,299 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.8%
1,106 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
875 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
662 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.3%
431 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.8%
107 residents aged 16 and over
Pelton & Perkinsville · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.4%
3,431 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.1%
2,354 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
92 residents aged 16 and over
Pelton & Perkinsville · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.2%
1,010 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.5%
969 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.4%
847 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
768 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.4%
670 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.8%
461 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.6%
444 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
418 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
288 residents aged 16 and over
Pelton & Perkinsville · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.8%
3,049 residents
Good health33.8%
2,405 residents
Fair health15.5%
1,102 residents
Bad health6.1%
433 residents
Very bad health1.8%
131 residents
Pelton & Perkinsville · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.7%
5,462 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.3%
1,658 residents
Pelton & Perkinsville · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.9%
1,471 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
1,120 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.6%
590 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5%
169 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Pelton & Perkinsville · 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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