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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004313

Gilesgate & Old Durham

Gilesgate & Old Durham is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,746 residents in County Durham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for County Durham
6,746

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,967

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,086.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

34.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

43.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.2%

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.

Trefforest, Rhondda Cynon Taf10,431 residents · 44.5% owned · 32.9% no carFalmouth North, Cornwall8,286 residents · 43.1% owned · 27.8% no carBowthorpe & West Earlham, Norwich13,033 residents · 33.7% owned · 26.6% no carEarlham, Norwich12,265 residents · 36.9% owned · 29.9% no carNewcastle Town, Newcastle-under-Lyme8,348 residents · 41.0% owned · 39.9% no carPark Hill & Wybourn, Sheffield12,075 residents · 35.7% owned · 44.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Gilesgate & Old Durham

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

Tenure

Social rented39.1%
1,159 households
Owned34%
1,008 households
Private rented26.5%
786 households
Shared ownership0.4%
11 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Gilesgate & Old Durham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.6%
1,264 households
Terraced35%
1,038 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.3%
394 households
Detached7.4%
220 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
33 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Gilesgate & Old Durham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household43.5%
1,288 households
1 car or van in household39.1%
1,160 households
2 cars or vans in household14.5%
430 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.9%
86 households
Gilesgate & Old Durham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.2%
1,459 households
2 bedrooms26.5%
786 households
4 or more bedrooms13.6%
403 households
1 bedroom10.7%
318 households
Gilesgate & Old Durham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household49.4%
1,466 households
One-person household35.5%
1,052 households
Other household types15.1%
447 households
Gilesgate & Old Durham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.4%
1,052 households
2 people in household32.4%
962 households
3 people in household16.2%
481 households
4 people in household9.8%
290 households
5 people in household4.1%
122 households
6 people in household1.4%
42 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Gilesgate & Old Durham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.4%
972 residents
15–2933.1%
2,233 residents
30–4417.9%
1,206 residents
45–6420.4%
1,377 residents
65 and over14.2%
956 residents
Gilesgate & Old Durham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.9%
5,932 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.2%
416 residents
Other ethnic group2.9%
194 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
131 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
78 residents
Gilesgate & Old Durham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.2%
1,783 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications23.8%
1,358 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22%
1,257 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.4%
592 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.5%
428 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.4%
196 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.8%
102 residents aged 16 and over
Gilesgate & Old Durham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive53.4%
3,054 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)40.6%
2,320 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student6%
340 residents aged 16 and over
Gilesgate & Old Durham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students27.5%
1,572 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.4%
878 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.4%
711 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.3%
646 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11%
631 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.6%
434 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.1%
349 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers4.5%
255 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%
240 residents aged 16 and over
Gilesgate & Old Durham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.6%
3,009 residents
Good health32.9%
2,219 residents
Fair health14.8%
999 residents
Bad health5.9%
399 residents
Very bad health1.8%
120 residents
Gilesgate & Old Durham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.6%
5,165 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.4%
1,579 residents
Gilesgate & Old Durham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.1%
1,191 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
1,024 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19%
564 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.1%
182 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Gilesgate & Old Durham · 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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