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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004324

Easington & Hawthorn

Easington & Hawthorn is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,762 residents in County Durham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for County Durham
5,762

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,697

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

264.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.1%

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.

Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,249 residents · 66.4% owned · 26.6% no carAberdare North & Llwydcoed, Rhondda Cynon Taf6,765 residents · 67.3% owned · 23.0% no carAberdare West, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,949 residents · 70.5% owned · 22.6% no carTredegar & Georgetown, Blaenau Gwent8,078 residents · 59.7% owned · 24.7% no carTonyrefail East, Rhondda Cynon Taf6,053 residents · 68.0% owned · 21.5% no carPontypool, Torfaen8,870 residents · 63.1% owned · 20.7% no car

Most similar within County Durham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Shotton & Haswell, County Durham6,766 residents · 57.9% owned · 25.0% no carThornley & Wheatley Hill, County Durham7,186 residents · 60.8% owned · 25.7% no carCrook North & Tow Law, County Durham9,361 residents · 53.9% owned · 25.7% no carTrimdon & Fishburn, County Durham7,001 residents · 61.9% owned · 23.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Easington & Hawthorn

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

Tenure

Owned65.1%
1,757 households
Private rented19.5%
526 households
Social rented15.2%
410 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Shared ownership0.1%
2 households
Easington & Hawthorn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced48.9%
1,320 households
Semi-detached26%
701 households
Detached22.2%
600 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2%
54 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Easington & Hawthorn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.8%
1,099 households
2 cars or vans in household25.9%
698 households
No cars or vans in household25.4%
684 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8%
215 households
Easington & Hawthorn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.7%
1,341 households
2 bedrooms29.4%
793 households
4 or more bedrooms14.9%
403 households
1 bedroom6%
161 households
Easington & Hawthorn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.2%
1,680 households
One-person household34.9%
941 households
Other household types2.9%
78 households
Easington & Hawthorn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.5%
958 households
1 person in household34.9%
940 households
3 people in household15.9%
428 households
4 people in household10.1%
272 households
5 people in household3%
81 households
6 people in household0.4%
12 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Easington & Hawthorn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.1%
929 residents
15–2915%
866 residents
30–4419.1%
1,098 residents
45–6428.6%
1,647 residents
65 and over21.2%
1,223 residents
Easington & Hawthorn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.4%
5,675 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
42 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
29 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
11 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
8 residents
Easington & Hawthorn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.1%
1,248 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications24%
1,150 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
824 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
690 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
492 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
280 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
100 residents aged 16 and over
Easington & Hawthorn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.8%
2,481 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.8%
2,239 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
65 residents aged 16 and over
Easington & Hawthorn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.4%
834 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.2%
679 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.3%
636 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.9%
615 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
527 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations9.2%
438 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.7%
416 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.2%
390 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
246 residents aged 16 and over
Easington & Hawthorn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.5%
2,449 residents
Good health31%
1,788 residents
Fair health18.3%
1,052 residents
Bad health6.2%
360 residents
Very bad health2%
113 residents
Easington & Hawthorn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.7%
4,304 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.3%
1,458 residents
Easington & Hawthorn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.3%
1,088 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
929 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.1%
516 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.9%
160 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Easington & Hawthorn · 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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