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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004296

Sacriston

Sacriston is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,425 residents in County Durham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for County Durham
8,425

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,840

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

421

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.0%

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.

Taff's Well & Nantgarw, Rhondda Cynon Taf6,942 residents · 68.9% owned · 20.2% no carThrockley & Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne10,746 residents · 58.6% owned · 29.1% no carCramlington Town & Beaconhill, Northumberland9,260 residents · 51.3% owned · 27.5% no carWesthoughton West, Bolton8,465 residents · 59.4% owned · 24.8% no carBirdwell, Barnsley8,672 residents · 68.0% owned · 18.7% no carRyhill & South Hiendley, Wakefield6,297 residents · 63.5% owned · 19.5% no car

Most similar within County Durham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bearpark & Witton Gilbert, County Durham7,826 residents · 61.9% owned · 21.7% no carSpennymoor West, County Durham10,501 residents · 62.5% owned · 23.1% no carSherburn & West Rainton, County Durham9,129 residents · 65.0% owned · 19.8% no carChilton, County Durham7,323 residents · 59.9% owned · 25.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Sacriston

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

Tenure

Owned61.1%
2,345 households
Social rented23.9%
919 households
Private rented14.6%
561 households
Shared ownership0.3%
12 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Sacriston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46.5%
1,784 households
Terraced30.6%
1,175 households
Detached19%
729 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.7%
105 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
17 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
17 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Sacriston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.8%
1,643 households
2 cars or vans in household25.8%
991 households
No cars or vans in household23%
885 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.4%
321 households
Sacriston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.6%
1,864 households
2 bedrooms31%
1,191 households
4 or more bedrooms14.3%
548 households
1 bedroom6.1%
236 households
Sacriston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.3%
2,432 households
One-person household33.2%
1,274 households
Other household types3.5%
133 households
Sacriston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.5%
1,400 households
1 person in household33.2%
1,274 households
3 people in household15.7%
604 households
4 people in household10.1%
389 households
5 people in household3.2%
122 households
6 people in household1.1%
44 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Sacriston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516%
1,348 residents
15–2916.9%
1,422 residents
30–4418.9%
1,591 residents
45–6428.4%
2,395 residents
65 and over19.8%
1,669 residents
Sacriston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.5%
8,130 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
123 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
98 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
51 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
23 residents
Sacriston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26%
1,811 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.6%
1,435 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.3%
1,347 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
1,042 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
704 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
450 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
185 residents aged 16 and over
Sacriston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56%
3,902 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.1%
2,937 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
135 residents aged 16 and over
Sacriston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.9%
1,247 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.7%
1,025 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.8%
962 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
880 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.3%
790 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%
593 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.2%
572 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
463 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.4%
443 residents aged 16 and over
Sacriston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.2%
3,558 residents
Good health34.3%
2,891 residents
Fair health15.7%
1,325 residents
Bad health5.9%
494 residents
Very bad health1.9%
157 residents
Sacriston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.1%
6,497 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.9%
1,928 residents
Sacriston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.2%
1,736 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.7%
1,217 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.6%
713 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.4%
169 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Sacriston · 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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