Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004328

Peterlee West

Peterlee West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,228 residents in County Durham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for County Durham

7,228

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,192

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,346.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.2%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Peterlee West

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

Tenure

Owned56.7%

1,811 households

Social rented25.5%

813 households

Private rented17.1%

546 households

Shared ownership0.4%

14 households

Lives rent free0.3%

8 households

Peterlee West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced44.8%

1,430 households

Semi-detached39.5%

1,261 households

Detached11.1%

354 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.4%

140 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%

2 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%

1 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

0 households

Peterlee West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.7%

1,363 households

No cars or vans in household31.3%

999 households

2 cars or vans in household20.4%

652 households

3 or more cars or vans in household5.6%

179 households

Peterlee West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms60.7%

1,938 households

2 bedrooms25%

799 households

4 or more bedrooms9%

286 households

1 bedroom5.3%

169 households

Peterlee West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.5%

2,090 households

One-person household31.6%

1,008 households

Other household types2.9%

93 households

Peterlee West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.4%

1,098 households

1 person in household31.6%

1,009 households

3 people in household17.9%

572 households

4 people in household11.3%

362 households

5 people in household3.7%

117 households

6 people in household0.9%

28 households

7 people in household0.2%

5 households

8 or more people in household0%

1 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Peterlee West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.8%

1,362 residents

15–2918.6%

1,342 residents

30–4418.8%

1,358 residents

45–6426.2%

1,892 residents

65 and over17.7%

1,278 residents

Peterlee West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.4%

7,108 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%

50 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%

50 residents

Other ethnic group0.2%

12 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%

5 residents

Peterlee West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.9%

1,438 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications19.1%

1,105 residents aged 16 and over

Level 4 qualifications or above18.2%

1,054 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications17.8%

1,029 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%

685 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship5.6%

325 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.5%

145 residents aged 16 and over

Peterlee West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.7%

3,102 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive44.6%

2,578 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.7%

101 residents aged 16 and over

Peterlee West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.3%

1,056 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations17.5%

1,011 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.4%

773 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.7%

735 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%

718 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.3%

424 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students6.7%

386 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.7%

386 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.1%

295 residents aged 16 and over

Peterlee West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.2%

2,977 residents

Good health33.1%

2,389 residents

Fair health16.5%

1,195 residents

Bad health7%

505 residents

Very bad health2.2%

158 residents

Peterlee West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.6%

5,391 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act25.4%

1,840 residents

Peterlee West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.1%

1,248 households

Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%

1,103 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions19.5%

622 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions6.9%

219 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

2 households

Peterlee West · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02004328

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Peterlee West

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Peterlee West

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.