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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004301

Stanley South

Stanley South is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,599 residents in County Durham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for County Durham
9,599

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,280

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,948

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

49.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

17.9%

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.

Broad Oak, St. Helens6,429 residents · 43.8% owned · 33.6% no carThatto Heath, St. Helens7,477 residents · 48.2% owned · 33.9% no carAberbargoed & Gilfach, Caerphilly5,823 residents · 60.3% owned · 26.3% no carRossmere & Mill, Hartlepool6,774 residents · 59.3% owned · 26.7% no carAbertillery North & Cwmtillery, Blaenau Gwent8,611 residents · 60.1% owned · 25.8% no carMexborough West, Doncaster8,684 residents · 50.6% owned · 32.3% no car

Most similar within County Durham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bishop Auckland South, County Durham7,039 residents · 47.7% owned · 36.1% no carPeterlee West, County Durham7,228 residents · 56.7% owned · 31.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Stanley South

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

Tenure

Owned49.9%
2,134 households
Social rented33.1%
1,416 households
Private rented16.9%
724 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Stanley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced49.1%
2,103 households
Semi-detached37.2%
1,595 households
Detached11.2%
480 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1%
43 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
40 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Stanley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.7%
1,784 households
No cars or vans in household31.2%
1,337 households
2 cars or vans in household21.2%
910 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.9%
252 households
Stanley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.1%
2,144 households
2 bedrooms38.7%
1,657 households
4 or more bedrooms7.7%
330 households
1 bedroom3.5%
152 households
Stanley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63%
2,697 households
One-person household34.1%
1,462 households
Other household types2.9%
123 households
Stanley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.1%
1,462 households
2 people in household33.1%
1,417 households
3 people in household16.9%
722 households
4 people in household10.6%
455 households
5 people in household3.9%
165 households
6 people in household1.1%
46 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Stanley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.6%
1,883 residents
15–2918.2%
1,748 residents
30–4419.7%
1,889 residents
45–6426%
2,500 residents
65 and over16.4%
1,577 residents
Stanley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98%
9,406 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
103 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.5%
44 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
36 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
10 residents
Stanley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.3%
2,072 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
1,388 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above17.9%
1,357 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.9%
1,284 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
834 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
477 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
187 residents aged 16 and over
Stanley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.2%
4,194 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43%
3,268 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
137 residents aged 16 and over
Stanley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.6%
1,491 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.9%
1,282 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.9%
1,054 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.6%
1,037 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.6%
729 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.6%
578 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.1%
540 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
461 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.6%
428 residents aged 16 and over
Stanley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.5%
3,889 residents
Good health32.2%
3,091 residents
Fair health17.4%
1,666 residents
Bad health7.4%
712 residents
Very bad health2.5%
241 residents
Stanley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.7%
7,071 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.3%
2,525 residents
Stanley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.2%
1,593 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.9%
1,410 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.2%
949 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.5%
321 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
10 households
Stanley South · 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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