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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004299

Stanley North & East

Stanley North & East is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,191 residents in County Durham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for County Durham
8,191

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,743

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

911.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.4%

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.

Birtley South, Gateshead8,274 residents · 60.7% owned · 29.5% no carAshington West & South, Northumberland12,429 residents · 67.3% owned · 21.8% no carAlbany and Blackfell, Sunderland6,693 residents · 57.5% owned · 28.2% no carCramlington Town & Beaconhill, Northumberland9,260 residents · 51.3% owned · 27.5% no carBedlington Station & Sleekburn, Northumberland10,092 residents · 53.3% owned · 26.7% no carBolsover North & Shuttlewood, Bolsover7,045 residents · 60.4% owned · 21.2% 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 carDelves Lane & Leadgate, County Durham9,004 residents · 65.8% owned · 23.9% no carPelton & Perkinsville, County Durham7,120 residents · 59.7% owned · 25.3% no carSacriston, County Durham8,425 residents · 61.1% owned · 23.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Stanley North & East

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

Tenure

Owned62.1%
2,326 households
Social rented19.3%
723 households
Private rented18.4%
690 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Stanley North & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced45.6%
1,707 households
Semi-detached32.9%
1,233 households
Detached15.6%
586 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.6%
174 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
21 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Stanley North & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.7%
1,563 households
No cars or vans in household25.5%
955 households
2 cars or vans in household24.7%
924 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.1%
302 households
Stanley North & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.6%
1,781 households
2 bedrooms35.3%
1,320 households
4 or more bedrooms14%
525 households
1 bedroom3.2%
118 households
Stanley North & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.8%
2,385 households
One-person household33.8%
1,265 households
Other household types2.4%
90 households
Stanley North & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.5%
1,368 households
1 person in household33.8%
1,265 households
3 people in household14.7%
552 households
4 people in household10.8%
406 households
5 people in household3.2%
118 households
6 people in household0.8%
30 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Stanley North & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.8%
1,297 residents
15–2915%
1,226 residents
30–4417.5%
1,436 residents
45–6428.2%
2,311 residents
65 and over23.5%
1,924 residents
Stanley North & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.4%
8,058 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
46 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.5%
40 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
26 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
19 residents
Stanley North & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above22.4%
1,531 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.1%
1,505 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.6%
1,268 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.9%
1,082 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
748 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
490 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
196 residents aged 16 and over
Stanley North & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.2%
3,698 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.1%
3,008 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Stanley North & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations16.4%
1,119 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.3%
1,114 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.3%
1,041 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.7%
865 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.1%
756 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.2%
556 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.8%
534 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.3%
497 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
338 residents aged 16 and over
Stanley North & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.2%
3,290 residents
Good health35.2%
2,886 residents
Fair health17.5%
1,433 residents
Bad health5.6%
455 residents
Very bad health1.6%
127 residents
Stanley North & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.1%
6,235 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.9%
1,956 residents
Stanley North & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44%
1,649 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
1,311 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17%
635 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
148 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Stanley North & East · 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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