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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004314

Durham City

Durham City is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,666 residents in County Durham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for County Durham
12,666

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,370

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,787.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

28.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

44.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.4%

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.

Lenton & Dunkirk, Nottingham10,990 residents · 18.3% owned · 41.8% no carCathays South & Bute Park, Cardiff12,253 residents · 15.4% owned · 49.1% no carArboretum, Forest & Trent University, Nottingham11,302 residents · 13.6% owned · 53.0% no carSt James's Park & Hoopern, Exeter9,733 residents · 30.9% owned · 35.8% no carFallowfield Central, Manchester11,275 residents · 25.8% owned · 40.3% no carHyde Park Corner & Woodhouse Cliff, Leeds13,634 residents · 19.2% owned · 43.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Durham City

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

Tenure

Private rented55.6%
1,318 households
Owned28.3%
671 households
Social rented15.8%
374 households
Shared ownership0.3%
7 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Durham City · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced38.9%
921 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement28.9%
684 households
Semi-detached14%
332 households
Detached9.5%
225 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.7%
112 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2%
47 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.9%
44 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Durham City · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household44%
1,041 households
1 car or van in household36.5%
864 households
2 cars or vans in household14.8%
350 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.8%
113 households
Durham City · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms40.2%
952 households
2 bedrooms23.7%
561 households
3 bedrooms19.4%
459 households
1 bedroom16.8%
397 households
Durham City · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Other household types40.7%
966 households
One-person household35.5%
842 households
Single family household23.8%
564 households
Durham City · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.5%
842 households
2 people in household23.4%
554 households
4 people in household12.5%
297 households
3 people in household10.7%
254 households
5 people in household8.4%
200 households
6 people in household6.2%
148 households
7 people in household1.9%
45 households
8 or more people in household1.3%
30 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Durham City · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 151.9%
245 residents
15–2980.7%
10,231 residents
30–445.6%
704 residents
45–645.6%
712 residents
65 and over6.2%
781 residents
Durham City · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White79.7%
10,091 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.8%
1,623 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.9%
623 residents
Other ethnic group1.5%
195 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%
133 residents
Durham City · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 3 qualifications66.3%
8,216 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.4%
2,773 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications4%
493 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications3.2%
399 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.8%
223 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications1.3%
166 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.1%
131 residents aged 16 and over
Durham City · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive79.5%
9,863 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student11.7%
1,456 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)8.7%
1,080 residents aged 16 and over
Durham City · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students79.6%
9,863 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.6%
566 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.3%
534 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed2.9%
358 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations2.5%
305 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations1.8%
227 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations1.8%
224 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers1.8%
219 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations0.8%
102 residents aged 16 and over
Durham City · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health59.5%
7,531 residents
Good health30.6%
3,874 residents
Fair health7.6%
965 residents
Bad health1.8%
234 residents
Very bad health0.5%
63 residents
Durham City · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.5%
10,704 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.5%
1,963 residents
Durham City · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.6%
1,128 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.5%
888 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.5%
297 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
53 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Durham City · 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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