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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004342

Newton Aycliffe West

Newton Aycliffe West is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,606 residents in County Durham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for County Durham
5,606

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,404

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,776.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

32.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

37.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

15.5%

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.

Concord and Sulgrave, Sunderland9,356 residents · 41.0% owned · 43.7% no carGrange, Halton Brook & Hallwood Park, Halton9,514 residents · 41.2% owned · 33.6% no carHough Green, Halton7,312 residents · 45.2% owned · 33.3% no carLeasowe South & Moreton East, Wirral6,391 residents · 43.8% owned · 35.8% no carJesmond, Hartlepool8,001 residents · 44.1% owned · 36.6% no carHeadland & West View, Hartlepool10,278 residents · 39.7% owned · 40.0% no car

Most similar within County Durham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Stanley South, County Durham9,599 residents · 49.9% owned · 31.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Newton Aycliffe West

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

Tenure

Social rented46%
1,106 households
Owned32.7%
785 households
Private rented21%
506 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Newton Aycliffe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced53.4%
1,284 households
Semi-detached33.3%
800 households
Detached7.1%
171 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.9%
141 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 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
Newton Aycliffe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.5%
1,045 households
No cars or vans in household37.8%
908 households
2 cars or vans in household14.3%
344 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.5%
107 households
Newton Aycliffe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms59.4%
1,429 households
2 bedrooms27.6%
664 households
4 or more bedrooms7.8%
187 households
1 bedroom5.2%
124 households
Newton Aycliffe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.6%
1,480 households
One-person household34%
817 households
Other household types4.5%
107 households
Newton Aycliffe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34%
817 households
2 people in household32.1%
771 households
3 people in household16.2%
390 households
4 people in household10.7%
258 households
5 people in household4.1%
99 households
6 people in household2%
49 households
7 people in household0.5%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Newton Aycliffe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.9%
1,284 residents
15–2921%
1,176 residents
30–4418.7%
1,051 residents
45–6422.1%
1,238 residents
65 and over15.3%
857 residents
Newton Aycliffe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.7%
5,478 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
58 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%
35 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
31 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
7 residents
Newton Aycliffe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26%
1,105 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19%
805 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.7%
750 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above15.5%
657 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.6%
576 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
240 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Newton Aycliffe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.1%
2,129 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.6%
2,023 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
94 residents aged 16 and over
Newton Aycliffe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations22.1%
941 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations20.1%
853 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed16.9%
720 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.4%
444 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.8%
331 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.8%
289 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
282 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.4%
230 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.7%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Newton Aycliffe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.6%
2,222 residents
Good health33.3%
1,864 residents
Fair health17.5%
980 residents
Bad health7.2%
402 residents
Very bad health2.5%
138 residents
Newton Aycliffe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act71.4%
4,005 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act28.6%
1,601 residents
Newton Aycliffe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.6%
855 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.2%
822 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.3%
536 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.8%
187 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
4 households
Newton Aycliffe 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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