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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004292

Chester-le-Street North

Chester-le-Street North is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,960 residents in County Durham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for County Durham
7,960

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,675

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,203.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.8%

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.

Harwood, Bolton8,350 residents · 85.4% owned · 13.5% no carHerrington & Doxford, Sunderland6,883 residents · 81.0% owned · 15.9% no carCottingham East, East Riding of Yorkshire7,276 residents · 81.1% owned · 15.8% no carMarske, Redcar and Cleveland13,088 residents · 78.0% owned · 16.4% no carWilthorpe & Barugh Green, Barnsley11,663 residents · 76.6% owned · 16.2% no carGrenoside & Ecclesfield North, Sheffield7,138 residents · 85.6% owned · 14.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chester-le-Street North

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

Tenure

Owned77.3%
2,839 households
Private rented11%
403 households
Social rented10.7%
395 households
Shared ownership1%
35 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Chester-le-Street North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached55%
2,019 households
Detached23.1%
847 households
Terraced14%
516 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.1%
262 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
11 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
9 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
Chester-le-Street North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.3%
1,591 households
2 cars or vans in household29.7%
1,092 households
No cars or vans in household17.9%
657 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.1%
333 households
Chester-le-Street North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.2%
1,771 households
2 bedrooms25%
919 households
4 or more bedrooms21.1%
776 households
1 bedroom5.7%
208 households
Chester-le-Street North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.2%
2,430 households
One-person household30.7%
1,128 households
Other household types3.1%
115 households
Chester-le-Street North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.7%
1,493 households
1 person in household30.7%
1,128 households
3 people in household15.4%
567 households
4 people in household10.2%
374 households
5 people in household2.3%
85 households
6 people in household0.5%
19 households
7 people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Chester-le-Street North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.9%
1,104 residents
15–2914.4%
1,147 residents
30–4415.6%
1,238 residents
45–6428.4%
2,262 residents
65 and over27.7%
2,206 residents
Chester-le-Street North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.3%
7,748 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
97 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
73 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
21 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
20 residents
Chester-le-Street North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.8%
2,219 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
1,204 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.2%
1,168 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.3%
899 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
583 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.8%
525 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
174 residents aged 16 and over
Chester-le-Street North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.7%
3,640 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45%
3,046 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
88 residents aged 16 and over
Chester-le-Street North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.9%
1,550 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.8%
1,000 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.1%
888 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.2%
756 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.7%
726 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%
579 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.1%
548 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
392 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
333 residents aged 16 and over
Chester-le-Street North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.1%
3,593 residents
Good health34.1%
2,718 residents
Fair health14.9%
1,189 residents
Bad health4.5%
360 residents
Very bad health1.3%
100 residents
Chester-le-Street North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.3%
6,472 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.7%
1,488 residents
Chester-le-Street North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.8%
2,013 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.8%
1,132 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.4%
457 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
70 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Chester-le-Street North · 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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