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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004317

Brandon & Brancepeth

Brandon & Brancepeth is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,318 residents in County Durham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for County Durham
7,318

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,539

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

348.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

55.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.0%

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.

Bedlington Station & Sleekburn, Northumberland10,092 residents · 53.3% owned · 26.7% no carGuisborough North, Redcar and Cleveland6,735 residents · 53.1% owned · 29.5% no carBryn-mawr, Blaenau Gwent5,248 residents · 57.8% owned · 24.1% no carHetton-le-Hole North, Sunderland7,609 residents · 62.9% owned · 26.7% no carThrockley & Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne10,746 residents · 58.6% owned · 29.1% no carCramlington Town & Beaconhill, Northumberland9,260 residents · 51.3% owned · 27.5% no car

Most similar within County Durham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Trimdon & Fishburn, County Durham7,001 residents · 61.9% owned · 23.3% no carSacriston, County Durham8,425 residents · 61.1% owned · 23.0% no carCrook North & Tow Law, County Durham9,361 residents · 53.9% owned · 25.7% no carShotton & Haswell, County Durham6,766 residents · 57.9% owned · 25.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brandon & Brancepeth

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

Tenure

Owned55.3%
1,958 households
Social rented32.9%
1,164 households
Private rented11.6%
410 households
Shared ownership0.1%
5 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Brandon & Brancepeth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached49.1%
1,742 households
Terraced25.2%
895 households
Detached17.2%
610 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.1%
217 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
59 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
13 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Brandon & Brancepeth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.4%
1,538 households
No cars or vans in household27.2%
964 households
2 cars or vans in household23.1%
820 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.3%
222 households
Brandon & Brancepeth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.1%
1,774 households
2 bedrooms28.8%
1,020 households
4 or more bedrooms11.3%
400 households
1 bedroom9.9%
350 households
Brandon & Brancepeth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.8%
2,046 households
One-person household39.3%
1,392 households
Other household types2.9%
102 households
Brandon & Brancepeth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household39.4%
1,394 households
2 people in household33.6%
1,189 households
3 people in household14.7%
522 households
4 people in household9.4%
333 households
5 people in household2.2%
79 households
6 people in household0.6%
21 households
7 people in household0.1%
2 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Brandon & Brancepeth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.7%
1,078 residents
15–2915.1%
1,105 residents
30–4417.4%
1,277 residents
45–6428.9%
2,112 residents
65 and over23.9%
1,747 residents
Brandon & Brancepeth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.9%
7,089 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
72 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
71 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
52 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
33 residents
Brandon & Brancepeth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25%
1,537 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications24%
1,476 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.1%
1,051 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
917 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
635 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
392 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
141 residents aged 16 and over
Brandon & Brancepeth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.5%
3,164 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.1%
2,897 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
88 residents aged 16 and over
Brandon & Brancepeth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17%
1,043 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.3%
1,005 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14%
864 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.7%
780 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
736 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%
520 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.4%
453 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
416 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
334 residents aged 16 and over
Brandon & Brancepeth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.9%
2,990 residents
Good health33.3%
2,434 residents
Fair health17%
1,242 residents
Bad health7.3%
531 residents
Very bad health1.6%
120 residents
Brandon & Brancepeth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.7%
5,541 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.3%
1,777 residents
Brandon & Brancepeth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.3%
1,500 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33%
1,170 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19%
675 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.4%
192 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Brandon & Brancepeth · 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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