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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004332

Wingate & Castle Eden

Wingate & Castle Eden is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,362 residents in County Durham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for County Durham
7,362

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,257

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

185.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.8%

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.

Ynysawdre & Aberkenfig, Bridgend6,005 residents · 69.9% owned · 17.5% no carSkelton, Redcar and Cleveland7,707 residents · 66.3% owned · 19.0% no carAskern, Campsall & Norton, Doncaster11,974 residents · 65.4% owned · 20.3% no carParton & Distington, Copeland5,190 residents · 68.4% owned · 19.9% no carNorth Blackwood, Argoed & Markham, Caerphilly5,601 residents · 72.8% owned · 15.9% no carCwmafan & Bryn, Neath Port Talbot7,738 residents · 68.5% owned · 18.6% no car

Most similar within County Durham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Sacriston, County Durham8,425 residents · 61.1% owned · 23.0% no carSaint Helen Auckland & West Auckland, County Durham9,086 residents · 64.6% owned · 20.6% no carSherburn & West Rainton, County Durham9,129 residents · 65.0% owned · 19.8% no carLangley Park & Satley, County Durham6,454 residents · 65.5% owned · 19.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wingate & Castle Eden

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

Tenure

Owned66.2%
2,155 households
Social rented17.2%
560 households
Private rented16.2%
528 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Wingate & Castle Eden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.3%
1,379 households
Terraced28.1%
917 households
Detached27.6%
900 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement0.8%
27 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Wingate & Castle Eden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.3%
1,346 households
2 cars or vans in household29.1%
947 households
No cars or vans in household18.8%
614 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.8%
352 households
Wingate & Castle Eden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.5%
1,547 households
2 bedrooms27.4%
892 households
4 or more bedrooms20%
652 households
1 bedroom5.2%
168 households
Wingate & Castle Eden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.2%
2,158 households
One-person household30.4%
990 households
Other household types3.4%
111 households
Wingate & Castle Eden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.8%
1,202 households
1 person in household30.3%
990 households
3 people in household16.6%
543 households
4 people in household11.7%
382 households
5 people in household3.2%
103 households
6 people in household0.8%
27 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wingate & Castle Eden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.2%
1,266 residents
15–2916.7%
1,231 residents
30–4418.2%
1,344 residents
45–6429.4%
2,165 residents
65 and over18.5%
1,359 residents
Wingate & Castle Eden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.4%
7,244 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
55 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%
41 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
14 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
8 residents
Wingate & Castle Eden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.8%
1,610 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23%
1,384 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.7%
1,121 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
830 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
546 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
367 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
152 residents aged 16 and over
Wingate & Castle Eden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.8%
3,353 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.6%
2,562 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
96 residents aged 16 and over
Wingate & Castle Eden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.8%
1,070 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.4%
926 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.7%
761 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.8%
707 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.6%
695 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%
553 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.9%
537 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
431 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
333 residents aged 16 and over
Wingate & Castle Eden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.9%
3,160 residents
Good health33.3%
2,449 residents
Fair health15.8%
1,161 residents
Bad health5.8%
429 residents
Very bad health2.2%
163 residents
Wingate & Castle Eden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.1%
5,675 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.9%
1,687 residents
Wingate & Castle Eden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.6%
1,420 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
1,066 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.4%
599 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.2%
169 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Wingate & Castle Eden · 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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