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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004326

Shotton & Haswell

Shotton & Haswell is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,766 residents in County Durham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for County Durham
6,766

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,037

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

357.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.0%

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.

Ryhill & South Hiendley, Wakefield6,297 residents · 63.5% owned · 19.5% no carAbersychan, Torfaen7,042 residents · 61.9% owned · 18.3% no carTredegar & Georgetown, Blaenau Gwent8,078 residents · 59.7% owned · 24.7% no carDarfield & Great Houghton, Barnsley10,691 residents · 61.2% owned · 21.1% no carHemsworth Town, Wakefield8,147 residents · 59.5% owned · 25.8% no carYstalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Neath Port Talbot10,178 residents · 67.8% owned · 16.3% no car

Most similar within County Durham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Thornley & 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 carCoundon North, County Durham7,235 residents · 52.3% owned · 28.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shotton & Haswell

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

Tenure

Owned57.9%
1,757 households
Social rented27.2%
825 households
Private rented14.5%
439 households
Lives rent free0.3%
8 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Shotton & Haswell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached43.9%
1,334 households
Terraced31.1%
944 households
Detached22.3%
677 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.8%
55 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
11 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Shotton & Haswell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.9%
1,241 households
2 cars or vans in household25.6%
778 households
No cars or vans in household25%
758 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.5%
259 households
Shotton & Haswell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.5%
1,412 households
2 bedrooms33.2%
1,007 households
4 or more bedrooms12.8%
390 households
1 bedroom7.5%
227 households
Shotton & Haswell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.1%
1,886 households
One-person household34.2%
1,040 households
Other household types3.7%
111 households
Shotton & Haswell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.3%
1,040 households
2 people in household33.1%
1,004 households
3 people in household17%
517 households
4 people in household10.3%
314 households
5 people in household4%
122 households
6 people in household1%
31 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shotton & Haswell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518%
1,221 residents
15–2917.5%
1,184 residents
30–4418.5%
1,250 residents
45–6427.7%
1,872 residents
65 and over18.3%
1,241 residents
Shotton & Haswell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.7%
6,610 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
89 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
47 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
12 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
8 residents
Shotton & Haswell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.6%
1,455 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21%
1,149 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.1%
990 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
840 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
570 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
324 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
139 residents aged 16 and over
Shotton & Haswell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54%
2,952 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.4%
2,429 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
86 residents aged 16 and over
Shotton & Haswell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.5%
958 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15%
819 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.3%
781 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.2%
778 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
642 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.2%
449 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.4%
405 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.2%
338 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
301 residents aged 16 and over
Shotton & Haswell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.4%
2,799 residents
Good health32.7%
2,213 residents
Fair health16%
1,080 residents
Bad health7.9%
536 residents
Very bad health2%
138 residents
Shotton & Haswell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.4%
5,037 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.6%
1,729 residents
Shotton & Haswell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.1%
1,157 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
1,031 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.1%
640 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.9%
208 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Shotton & Haswell · 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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