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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004335

Spennymoor East & Ferryhill West

Spennymoor East & Ferryhill West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,886 residents in County Durham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for County Durham
7,886

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,666

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,208.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

50.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.5%

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.

Ashington East, Northumberland8,709 residents · 50.0% owned · 30.7% no carChurch, Hyndburn5,342 residents · 57.2% owned · 29.6% no carMexborough East, Doncaster6,872 residents · 53.2% owned · 27.5% no carNorth Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen6,848 residents · 59.6% owned · 29.4% no carWaterfoot & Stacksteads, Rossendale12,375 residents · 60.7% owned · 23.0% no carGoldthorpe, Barnsley7,171 residents · 55.7% owned · 29.8% no car

Most similar within County Durham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Pelton & Perkinsville, County Durham7,120 residents · 59.7% owned · 25.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Spennymoor East & Ferryhill West

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

Tenure

Owned50.8%
1,864 households
Social rented27.5%
1,007 households
Private rented21.1%
775 households
Shared ownership0.3%
12 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Spennymoor East & Ferryhill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced46.3%
1,698 households
Semi-detached28.8%
1,054 households
Detached19.8%
725 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.8%
140 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
23 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
22 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Spennymoor East & Ferryhill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.5%
1,521 households
No cars or vans in household28.4%
1,041 households
2 cars or vans in household25%
915 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.1%
187 households
Spennymoor East & Ferryhill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.8%
1,530 households
2 bedrooms37.5%
1,375 households
4 or more bedrooms15.1%
552 households
1 bedroom5.6%
207 households
Spennymoor East & Ferryhill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.4%
2,252 households
One-person household35.5%
1,302 households
Other household types3%
111 households
Spennymoor East & Ferryhill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.5%
1,302 households
2 people in household34.6%
1,268 households
3 people in household16.1%
590 households
4 people in household9.7%
356 households
5 people in household2.7%
98 households
6 people in household0.9%
34 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Spennymoor East & Ferryhill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.9%
1,566 residents
15–2918.5%
1,456 residents
30–4420.6%
1,626 residents
45–6424%
1,889 residents
65 and over17.1%
1,347 residents
Spennymoor East & Ferryhill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.6%
7,617 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%
125 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
68 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
42 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
33 residents
Spennymoor East & Ferryhill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.5%
1,594 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.6%
1,415 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
1,113 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
955 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
644 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
394 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
139 residents aged 16 and over
Spennymoor East & Ferryhill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57%
3,564 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.4%
2,588 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
103 residents aged 16 and over
Spennymoor East & Ferryhill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.4%
1,148 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.3%
1,016 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.5%
966 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12%
752 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.7%
669 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.7%
481 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.4%
460 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.2%
453 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
306 residents aged 16 and over
Spennymoor East & Ferryhill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.8%
3,450 residents
Good health32.3%
2,548 residents
Fair health16%
1,258 residents
Bad health6.3%
496 residents
Very bad health1.7%
133 residents
Spennymoor East & Ferryhill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.7%
6,050 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.3%
1,833 residents
Spennymoor East & Ferryhill West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.1%
1,543 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
1,214 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.2%
705 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.4%
197 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Spennymoor East & Ferryhill 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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