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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004321

Seaham Central & South

Seaham Central & South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,166 residents in County Durham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for County Durham
8,166

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,672

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,558.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.1%

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.

Morriston South, Swansea7,351 residents · 58.1% owned · 29.3% no carNorth Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen6,848 residents · 59.6% owned · 29.4% no carBryn-mawr, Blaenau Gwent5,248 residents · 57.8% owned · 24.1% no carPembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire9,657 residents · 56.5% owned · 22.1% no carAbertillery North & Cwmtillery, Blaenau Gwent8,611 residents · 60.1% owned · 25.8% no carMountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,249 residents · 66.4% owned · 26.6% no car

Most similar within County Durham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Newton Aycliffe South, County Durham6,972 residents · 58.5% owned · 28.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Seaham Central & South

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

Tenure

Owned61.7%
2,266 households
Private rented22.3%
820 households
Social rented15.8%
580 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Shared ownership0.1%
2 households
Seaham Central & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced56.6%
2,080 households
Semi-detached19.4%
712 households
Detached11.4%
417 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.4%
309 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.4%
87 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
48 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Seaham Central & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.4%
1,518 households
No cars or vans in household31.1%
1,142 households
2 cars or vans in household21.6%
793 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.9%
217 households
Seaham Central & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.3%
1,626 households
2 bedrooms32.1%
1,177 households
1 bedroom12.6%
462 households
4 or more bedrooms11%
405 households
Seaham Central & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.6%
2,188 households
One-person household36.7%
1,348 households
Other household types3.7%
135 households
Seaham Central & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.7%
1,348 households
2 people in household32%
1,176 households
3 people in household16.1%
590 households
4 people in household10.2%
376 households
5 people in household3.7%
134 households
6 people in household1%
35 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Seaham Central & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,338 residents
15–2915.9%
1,299 residents
30–4419%
1,553 residents
45–6428.5%
2,330 residents
65 and over20.2%
1,647 residents
Seaham Central & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.2%
7,938 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
125 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
63 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
24 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
18 residents
Seaham Central & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.8%
1,737 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.1%
1,419 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.1%
1,152 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
1,021 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
758 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
421 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
220 residents aged 16 and over
Seaham Central & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.7%
3,549 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.7%
3,079 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
104 residents aged 16 and over
Seaham Central & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.1%
1,083 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.9%
1,071 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.6%
1,049 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.7%
919 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
805 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.9%
598 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.3%
425 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.3%
421 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
357 residents aged 16 and over
Seaham Central & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.3%
3,373 residents
Good health33.1%
2,703 residents
Fair health17%
1,391 residents
Bad health6.4%
519 residents
Very bad health2.2%
182 residents
Seaham Central & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.1%
6,135 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.9%
2,031 residents
Seaham Central & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40%
1,465 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
1,260 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.3%
743 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.4%
198 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Seaham Central & South · 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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