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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004311

Sherburn & West Rainton

Sherburn & West Rainton is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,129 residents in County Durham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for County Durham
9,129

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,251

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

265.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.0%

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.

Whitwell & Elmton, Bolsover6,186 residents · 68.8% owned · 16.3% no carArkwright Town & Temple Normanton, North East Derbyshire5,549 residents · 73.6% owned · 17.2% no carBirdwell, Barnsley8,672 residents · 68.0% owned · 18.7% no carAudley & Bignall End, Newcastle-under-Lyme8,326 residents · 74.6% owned · 13.2% no carTaff's Well & Nantgarw, Rhondda Cynon Taf6,942 residents · 68.9% owned · 20.2% no carBrimington South & Tapton, Chesterfield7,207 residents · 73.6% owned · 19.4% 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 carSacriston, County Durham8,425 residents · 61.1% owned · 23.0% no carCoxhoe & Quarrington Hill, County Durham7,962 residents · 65.4% owned · 18.2% no carWingate & Castle Eden, County Durham7,362 residents · 66.2% owned · 18.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Sherburn & West Rainton

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

Tenure

Owned65%
2,765 households
Social rented22.1%
939 households
Private rented12.5%
532 households
Shared ownership0.3%
11 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Sherburn & West Rainton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached56.9%
2,419 households
Detached23.3%
991 households
Terraced16.5%
702 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2%
87 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
14 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
9 households
Sherburn & West Rainton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.3%
1,839 households
2 cars or vans in household28%
1,189 households
No cars or vans in household19.8%
840 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9%
384 households
Sherburn & West Rainton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.6%
1,814 households
2 bedrooms34.2%
1,455 households
4 or more bedrooms16.5%
704 households
1 bedroom6.6%
281 households
Sherburn & West Rainton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.5%
2,740 households
One-person household32.9%
1,397 households
Other household types2.7%
114 households
Sherburn & West Rainton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.8%
1,648 households
1 person in household32.9%
1,397 households
3 people in household15.3%
650 households
4 people in household9.5%
404 households
5 people in household2.5%
106 households
6 people in household0.8%
34 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Sherburn & West Rainton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.2%
1,387 residents
15–2915.6%
1,428 residents
30–4417.8%
1,623 residents
45–6429%
2,648 residents
65 and over22.4%
2,042 residents
Sherburn & West Rainton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.1%
8,951 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
67 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
66 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
27 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
18 residents
Sherburn & West Rainton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31%
2,370 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.6%
1,650 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
1,261 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
1,054 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
664 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
465 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
189 residents aged 16 and over
Sherburn & West Rainton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.2%
4,303 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.4%
3,244 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
105 residents aged 16 and over
Sherburn & West Rainton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.6%
1,498 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.6%
1,120 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.8%
983 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.6%
965 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.5%
806 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.4%
716 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%
674 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
515 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
376 residents aged 16 and over
Sherburn & West Rainton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.2%
3,855 residents
Good health34.6%
3,159 residents
Fair health15.8%
1,438 residents
Bad health5.7%
523 residents
Very bad health1.7%
153 residents
Sherburn & West Rainton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.5%
7,074 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.5%
2,055 residents
Sherburn & West Rainton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.1%
1,874 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
1,475 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.4%
698 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.7%
198 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Sherburn & West Rainton · 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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