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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004340

Shildon

Shildon is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,420 residents in County Durham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for County Durham
10,420

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,930

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

724.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.7%

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.

Chopwell & High Spen, Gateshead6,891 residents · 60.5% owned · 27.8% no carWorkington West, Allerdale8,611 residents · 48.8% owned · 34.9% no carLoftus & Skinningrove, Redcar and Cleveland5,086 residents · 53.6% owned · 31.5% no carAbertillery North & Cwmtillery, Blaenau Gwent8,611 residents · 60.1% owned · 25.8% no carBedlington Station & Sleekburn, Northumberland10,092 residents · 53.3% owned · 26.7% no carClay Cross, North East Derbyshire8,546 residents · 52.7% owned · 27.4% no car

Most similar within County Durham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Catchgate & Dipton, County Durham7,683 residents · 52.9% owned · 29.6% no carStanley West & Annfield Plain, County Durham7,827 residents · 55.7% owned · 32.5% no carCoundon North, County Durham7,235 residents · 52.3% owned · 28.3% no carFerryhill East & Cornforth, County Durham6,713 residents · 50.3% owned · 30.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shildon

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

Tenure

Owned53.9%
2,656 households
Social rented23.7%
1,170 households
Private rented22.1%
1,091 households
Shared ownership0.2%
9 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Shildon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced53.3%
2,629 households
Semi-detached29.2%
1,439 households
Detached13.4%
662 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.9%
142 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
21 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
20 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Shildon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.8%
2,064 households
No cars or vans in household33%
1,630 households
2 cars or vans in household19.8%
976 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.3%
262 households
Shildon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms44.3%
2,185 households
3 bedrooms39.8%
1,963 households
4 or more bedrooms9.3%
457 households
1 bedroom6.6%
326 households
Shildon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.5%
2,834 households
One-person household39.6%
1,955 households
Other household types2.9%
143 households
Shildon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household39.7%
1,955 households
2 people in household32.1%
1,583 households
3 people in household13.9%
687 households
4 people in household9.9%
490 households
5 people in household3.1%
154 households
6 people in household0.7%
36 households
7 people in household0.3%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shildon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.2%
1,797 residents
15–2916.2%
1,690 residents
30–4418.2%
1,894 residents
45–6427.5%
2,863 residents
65 and over20.9%
2,175 residents
Shildon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.4%
10,246 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.5%
57 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
51 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
36 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
27 residents
Shildon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.7%
2,269 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.7%
1,588 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.2%
1,546 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
1,287 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
915 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.2%
697 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
205 residents aged 16 and over
Shildon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.3%
4,361 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.2%
4,017 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
124 residents aged 16 and over
Shildon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.8%
1,682 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.8%
1,429 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.8%
1,261 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.2%
1,124 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.7%
825 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
680 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.8%
661 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
426 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.9%
419 residents aged 16 and over
Shildon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health38.3%
3,987 residents
Good health34.2%
3,566 residents
Fair health18.2%
1,897 residents
Bad health7.1%
739 residents
Very bad health2.2%
231 residents
Shildon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.5%
7,662 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.5%
2,758 residents
Shildon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.3%
1,792 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.8%
1,764 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.4%
1,006 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.2%
356 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
13 households
Shildon · 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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