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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004300

Catchgate & Dipton

Catchgate & Dipton is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,683 residents in County Durham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for County Durham
7,683

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,618

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

643.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.4%

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.

Chopwell & High Spen, Gateshead6,891 residents · 60.5% owned · 27.8% no carAbertillery South & Llanhilleth, Blaenau Gwent6,665 residents · 59.0% owned · 23.6% no carHemsworth Town, Wakefield8,147 residents · 59.5% owned · 25.8% no carAbertillery North & Cwmtillery, Blaenau Gwent8,611 residents · 60.1% owned · 25.8% no carClay Cross, North East Derbyshire8,546 residents · 52.7% owned · 27.4% no carHetton-le-Hole North, Sunderland7,609 residents · 62.9% owned · 26.7% no car

Most similar within County Durham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Shildon, County Durham10,420 residents · 53.9% owned · 33.0% no carNewton Aycliffe East, County Durham5,536 residents · 56.8% owned · 29.5% no carCoundon North, County Durham7,235 residents · 52.3% owned · 28.3% no carStanley West & Annfield Plain, County Durham7,827 residents · 55.7% owned · 32.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Catchgate & Dipton

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

Tenure

Owned52.9%
1,915 households
Social rented29.3%
1,061 households
Private rented17.5%
632 households
Shared ownership0.2%
9 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Catchgate & Dipton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced50%
1,810 households
Semi-detached34%
1,230 households
Detached13.5%
489 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.8%
66 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
12 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Catchgate & Dipton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.3%
1,529 households
No cars or vans in household29.6%
1,069 households
2 cars or vans in household21%
760 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.2%
259 households
Catchgate & Dipton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.8%
1,585 households
2 bedrooms43.1%
1,559 households
4 or more bedrooms10.4%
375 households
1 bedroom2.7%
98 households
Catchgate & Dipton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.8%
2,165 households
One-person household36.9%
1,336 households
Other household types3.2%
117 households
Catchgate & Dipton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37%
1,338 households
2 people in household33.7%
1,221 households
3 people in household15.8%
571 households
4 people in household9.2%
332 households
5 people in household2.7%
99 households
6 people in household1.2%
43 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Catchgate & Dipton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.4%
1,334 residents
15–2915.3%
1,174 residents
30–4417.6%
1,356 residents
45–6427.2%
2,093 residents
65 and over22.5%
1,728 residents
Catchgate & Dipton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.1%
7,537 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
62 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.4%
33 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
30 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
19 residents
Catchgate & Dipton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.1%
1,635 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.4%
1,281 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
1,109 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
946 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
711 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
414 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
169 residents aged 16 and over
Catchgate & Dipton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.9%
3,187 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.8%
2,998 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
81 residents aged 16 and over
Catchgate & Dipton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.2%
1,143 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.9%
1,056 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.7%
922 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14%
874 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%
679 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.8%
491 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
441 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6%
377 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
282 residents aged 16 and over
Catchgate & Dipton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health37.8%
2,906 residents
Good health34.9%
2,683 residents
Fair health18.4%
1,410 residents
Bad health6.8%
523 residents
Very bad health2.1%
159 residents
Catchgate & Dipton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act72.5%
5,571 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act27.5%
2,111 residents
Catchgate & Dipton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.2%
1,310 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension35.1%
1,268 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.3%
806 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.2%
226 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Catchgate & Dipton · 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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