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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004293

Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell

Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,614 residents in County Durham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for County Durham
9,614

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,612

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,127.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

34.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.6%

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.

Jarrow Town, South Tyneside5,237 residents · 44.7% owned · 42.7% no carWhiteleas, South Tyneside6,610 residents · 54.1% owned · 33.7% no carClayton Brook, Chorley5,329 residents · 45.4% owned · 24.9% no carBebington New Ferry, Wirral8,156 residents · 46.0% owned · 34.6% no carCwmbran, Torfaen7,649 residents · 51.8% owned · 30.1% no carEasedale Gardens, Gateshead6,791 residents · 50.3% owned · 39.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell

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

Tenure

Owned47.2%
2,178 households
Social rented37.9%
1,746 households
Private rented14.1%
648 households
Shared ownership0.8%
35 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced44.4%
2,048 households
Semi-detached31.9%
1,473 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.4%
574 households
Detached9.3%
430 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
74 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.9%
1,885 households
No cars or vans in household34.1%
1,572 households
2 cars or vans in household19.3%
889 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.8%
268 households
Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.9%
2,440 households
2 bedrooms24.6%
1,133 households
1 bedroom15.3%
706 households
4 or more bedrooms7.3%
336 households
Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.9%
2,581 households
One-person household41.5%
1,913 households
Other household types2.6%
121 households
Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household41.4%
1,912 households
2 people in household30.2%
1,395 households
3 people in household14.3%
659 households
4 people in household10.2%
470 households
5 people in household2.9%
135 households
6 people in household0.8%
37 households
7 people in household0.1%
6 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.4%
1,670 residents
15–2918.2%
1,752 residents
30–4418.5%
1,781 residents
45–6426.7%
2,564 residents
65 and over19.2%
1,847 residents
Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97%
9,328 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
122 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
86 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
52 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
24 residents
Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.6%
1,850 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.9%
1,717 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.8%
1,470 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
1,206 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
901 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
500 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
195 residents aged 16 and over
Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.4%
4,344 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.6%
3,341 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
154 residents aged 16 and over
Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations16.9%
1,323 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.1%
1,263 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.9%
1,245 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
932 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.7%
919 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.9%
616 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.1%
560 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
526 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
455 residents aged 16 and over
Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.1%
3,860 residents
Good health33.4%
3,214 residents
Fair health17.3%
1,664 residents
Bad health6.8%
653 residents
Very bad health2.3%
223 residents
Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74%
7,118 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26%
2,496 residents
Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.7%
1,878 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
1,562 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.2%
931 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.2%
240 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell · 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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