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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004322

Murton North & Parkside

Murton North & Parkside is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,659 residents in County Durham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for County Durham
8,659

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,873

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,317.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

17.1%

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.

Hylton Red House & Marley Pots, Sunderland8,840 residents · 42.4% owned · 41.1% no carOwton Manor, Hartlepool7,673 residents · 39.2% owned · 42.8% no carHeadland & West View, Hartlepool10,278 residents · 39.7% owned · 40.0% no carBroad Oak, St. Helens6,429 residents · 43.8% owned · 33.6% no carThatto Heath, St. Helens7,477 residents · 48.2% owned · 33.9% no carThornaby South, Stockton-on-Tees5,042 residents · 50.2% owned · 36.3% no car

Most similar within County Durham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Peterlee East, County Durham9,012 residents · 44.3% owned · 38.4% no carBishop Auckland South, County Durham7,039 residents · 47.7% owned · 36.1% no carCoundon North, County Durham7,235 residents · 52.3% owned · 28.3% no carStanley South, County Durham9,599 residents · 49.9% owned · 31.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Murton North & Parkside

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

Tenure

Owned44.1%
1,708 households
Social rented42.5%
1,647 households
Private rented12.9%
500 households
Lives rent free0.3%
13 households
Shared ownership0.1%
5 households
Murton North & Parkside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.9%
1,740 households
Terraced42%
1,625 households
Detached10.7%
413 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.6%
62 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
17 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Murton North & Parkside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.6%
1,648 households
No cars or vans in household36.6%
1,416 households
2 cars or vans in household16.6%
641 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.3%
168 households
Murton North & Parkside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms42.6%
1,651 households
3 bedrooms39.9%
1,547 households
1 bedroom8.8%
339 households
4 or more bedrooms8.7%
336 households
Murton North & Parkside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.1%
2,483 households
One-person household32.5%
1,258 households
Other household types3.5%
134 households
Murton North & Parkside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.9%
1,351 households
1 person in household32.5%
1,258 households
3 people in household17.4%
674 households
4 people in household10.4%
401 households
5 people in household3.4%
130 households
6 people in household1.2%
47 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Murton North & Parkside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.5%
1,693 residents
15–2918%
1,556 residents
30–4417.9%
1,551 residents
45–6424.4%
2,112 residents
65 and over20.2%
1,748 residents
Murton North & Parkside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.9%
8,478 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
76 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
73 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
23 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
6 residents
Murton North & Parkside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications31.6%
2,163 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above17.1%
1,175 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.5%
1,062 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
1,062 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
750 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
420 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
220 residents aged 16 and over
Murton North & Parkside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive50.8%
3,484 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)47.9%
3,283 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
86 residents aged 16 and over
Murton North & Parkside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.6%
1,341 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed17.3%
1,188 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.2%
1,177 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.9%
818 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10%
683 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.3%
572 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.8%
399 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
394 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.1%
280 residents aged 16 and over
Murton North & Parkside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.5%
3,418 residents
Good health31.4%
2,715 residents
Fair health18.1%
1,567 residents
Bad health8.6%
743 residents
Very bad health2.5%
217 residents
Murton North & Parkside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act71.9%
6,226 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act28.1%
2,434 residents
Murton North & Parkside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.6%
1,379 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension31.4%
1,217 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions24.1%
934 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.6%
333 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Murton North & Parkside · 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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