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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004318

High Shincliffe & Bowburn

High Shincliffe & Bowburn is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,584 residents in County Durham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for County Durham
6,584

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,050

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

258.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.6%

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.

Morpeth North & Pegswood, Northumberland5,447 residents · 66.9% owned · 18.6% no carNew Mills East & Hayfield, High Peak7,353 residents · 67.8% owned · 16.8% no carLlanfairfechan & Penmaenmawr, Conwy7,841 residents · 68.8% owned · 18.2% no carTaff's Well & Nantgarw, Rhondda Cynon Taf6,942 residents · 68.9% owned · 20.2% no carLocking Stumps, Warrington5,090 residents · 64.1% owned · 17.9% no carWhitworth, Rossendale7,798 residents · 66.8% owned · 18.8% no car

Most similar within County Durham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Sherburn & West Rainton, County Durham9,129 residents · 65.0% owned · 19.8% no carBearpark & Witton Gilbert, County Durham7,826 residents · 61.9% owned · 21.7% no carCoxhoe & Quarrington Hill, County Durham7,962 residents · 65.4% owned · 18.2% no carSacriston, County Durham8,425 residents · 61.1% owned · 23.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in High Shincliffe & Bowburn

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

Tenure

Owned66.1%
2,015 households
Social rented17.2%
525 households
Private rented15.4%
470 households
Shared ownership1.3%
39 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
High Shincliffe & Bowburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached41%
1,252 households
Terraced32.5%
991 households
Detached25%
764 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement0.7%
22 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
11 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
High Shincliffe & Bowburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.8%
1,396 households
2 cars or vans in household27.6%
843 households
No cars or vans in household18.4%
561 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.2%
250 households
High Shincliffe & Bowburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.5%
1,386 households
2 bedrooms27.5%
838 households
4 or more bedrooms21.6%
660 households
1 bedroom5.4%
165 households
High Shincliffe & Bowburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63%
1,922 households
One-person household33.8%
1,031 households
Other household types3.2%
98 households
High Shincliffe & Bowburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.4%
1,142 households
1 person in household33.8%
1,031 households
3 people in household15.6%
477 households
4 people in household9.9%
301 households
5 people in household2.4%
73 households
6 people in household0.7%
22 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
High Shincliffe & Bowburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.6%
1,026 residents
15–2915.1%
993 residents
30–4419.8%
1,307 residents
45–6427.8%
1,830 residents
65 and over21.7%
1,429 residents
High Shincliffe & Bowburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.4%
6,218 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.3%
152 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
81 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
79 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
54 residents
High Shincliffe & Bowburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.6%
2,173 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17%
932 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.6%
855 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.2%
671 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%
494 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
276 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.5%
83 residents aged 16 and over
High Shincliffe & Bowburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.4%
3,094 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.3%
2,317 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
71 residents aged 16 and over
High Shincliffe & Bowburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.8%
1,194 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15%
821 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.3%
729 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.5%
631 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
623 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.3%
456 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.7%
420 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
318 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
292 residents aged 16 and over
High Shincliffe & Bowburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.9%
2,956 residents
Good health34.3%
2,258 residents
Fair health14.6%
961 residents
Bad health5%
327 residents
Very bad health1.3%
83 residents
High Shincliffe & Bowburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.9%
5,127 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.1%
1,458 residents
High Shincliffe & Bowburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50%
1,523 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.7%
935 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.8%
450 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.5%
137 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
High Shincliffe & Bowburn · 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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