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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004305

Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill

Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,187 residents in County Durham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for County Durham
10,187

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,458

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

145.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.2%

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.

Llandudno Junction South & Llasanffraid Glan Conwy, Conwy7,196 residents · 70.1% owned · 14.9% no carTibshelf, Newton & Hardwick Park, Bolsover8,749 residents · 70.9% owned · 13.4% no carCrosskeys North & Abercarn, Caerphilly7,111 residents · 70.1% owned · 16.1% no carAskern, Campsall & Norton, Doncaster11,974 residents · 65.4% owned · 20.3% no carEdwinstowe & Clipstone, Newark and Sherwood11,768 residents · 70.2% owned · 13.4% no carMill Hill, Upper Deal & Northbourne, Dover9,352 residents · 66.8% owned · 16.8% no car

Most similar within County Durham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Coxhoe & Quarrington Hill, County Durham7,962 residents · 65.4% owned · 18.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill

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

Tenure

Owned62.9%
2,806 households
Social rented22.9%
1,023 households
Private rented13.9%
619 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.3%
2,154 households
Terraced26.5%
1,180 households
Detached20.5%
913 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.5%
154 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
29 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.8%
1,818 households
2 cars or vans in household27.8%
1,240 households
No cars or vans in household22.5%
1,003 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.9%
397 households
Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms55.5%
2,474 households
2 bedrooms26.8%
1,194 households
4 or more bedrooms14.4%
642 households
1 bedroom3.3%
148 households
Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67%
2,990 households
One-person household30.1%
1,343 households
Other household types2.9%
128 households
Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.1%
1,564 households
1 person in household30.1%
1,343 households
3 people in household17.9%
799 households
4 people in household12%
535 households
5 people in household3.7%
164 households
6 people in household1%
45 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.8%
2,017 residents
15–2917.2%
1,756 residents
30–4420.5%
2,084 residents
45–6425.7%
2,617 residents
65 and over16.8%
1,712 residents
Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.5%
9,930 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
112 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
94 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
33 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
18 residents
Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.2%
2,192 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications21.4%
1,726 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.8%
1,435 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
1,232 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
771 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
480 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
226 residents aged 16 and over
Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.1%
4,851 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.9%
3,058 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.4%
1,486 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.4%
1,239 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.4%
1,159 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
950 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.5%
763 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.8%
711 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%
687 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.6%
615 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
451 residents aged 16 and over
Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46%
4,689 residents
Good health34%
3,462 residents
Fair health13.5%
1,375 residents
Bad health5%
506 residents
Very bad health1.5%
155 residents
Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.9%
8,140 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.1%
2,047 residents
Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.1%
2,101 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
1,488 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.5%
689 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
177 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill · 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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