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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004337

Spennymoor West

Spennymoor West is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,501 residents in County Durham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for County Durham
10,501

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,789

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

502.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.5%

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.

Skelton, Redcar and Cleveland7,707 residents · 66.3% owned · 19.0% no carWhitworth, Rossendale7,798 residents · 66.8% owned · 18.8% no carYnysawdre & Aberkenfig, Bridgend6,005 residents · 69.9% owned · 17.5% no carWesthoughton West, Bolton8,465 residents · 59.4% owned · 24.8% no carWaterfoot & Stacksteads, Rossendale12,375 residents · 60.7% owned · 23.0% no carTaff's Well & Nantgarw, Rhondda Cynon Taf6,942 residents · 68.9% owned · 20.2% 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 carChilton, County Durham7,323 residents · 59.9% owned · 25.3% no carPelton & Perkinsville, County Durham7,120 residents · 59.7% owned · 25.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Spennymoor West

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

Tenure

Owned62.5%
2,994 households
Social rented21.2%
1,013 households
Private rented15.7%
754 households
Shared ownership0.6%
27 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Spennymoor West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced36.2%
1,733 households
Semi-detached29.3%
1,402 households
Detached28.7%
1,376 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.5%
217 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
27 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
25 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Spennymoor West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40%
1,919 households
2 cars or vans in household28.9%
1,385 households
No cars or vans in household23.1%
1,107 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8%
382 households
Spennymoor West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.9%
1,911 households
2 bedrooms33.9%
1,627 households
4 or more bedrooms20.7%
991 households
1 bedroom5.5%
265 households
Spennymoor West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.5%
3,040 households
One-person household33.9%
1,625 households
Other household types2.6%
125 households
Spennymoor West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.7%
1,665 households
1 person in household33.9%
1,625 households
3 people in household16%
766 households
4 people in household11.8%
566 households
5 people in household2.6%
125 households
6 people in household0.5%
26 households
7 people in household0.3%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Spennymoor West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.7%
1,758 residents
15–2917.1%
1,795 residents
30–4419.5%
2,043 residents
45–6427.7%
2,907 residents
65 and over19%
1,999 residents
Spennymoor West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.3%
10,319 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
62 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%
61 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
33 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
27 residents
Spennymoor West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.5%
2,285 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.6%
1,779 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20.4%
1,756 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
1,240 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.4%
811 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
527 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
223 residents aged 16 and over
Spennymoor West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.9%
4,993 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.7%
3,508 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
118 residents aged 16 and over
Spennymoor West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.3%
1,578 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.4%
1,413 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.1%
1,215 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
1,052 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.3%
892 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.1%
785 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.8%
672 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
592 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
422 residents aged 16 and over
Spennymoor West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.4%
4,661 residents
Good health33.4%
3,506 residents
Fair health14.6%
1,528 residents
Bad health5.9%
624 residents
Very bad health1.7%
182 residents
Spennymoor West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.3%
8,120 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.7%
2,381 residents
Spennymoor West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.2%
2,214 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.7%
1,521 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17%
817 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.9%
236 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
6 households
Spennymoor 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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