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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004343

Newton Aycliffe East

Newton Aycliffe East is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,536 residents in County Durham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for County Durham
5,536

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,565

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

877

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.0%

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.

Hetton-le-Hole North, Sunderland7,609 residents · 62.9% owned · 26.7% no carChopwell & High Spen, Gateshead6,891 residents · 60.5% owned · 27.8% no carBedlington Station & Sleekburn, Northumberland10,092 residents · 53.3% owned · 26.7% no carCramlington Town & Beaconhill, Northumberland9,260 residents · 51.3% owned · 27.5% no carAbertillery North & Cwmtillery, Blaenau Gwent8,611 residents · 60.1% owned · 25.8% no carAbertillery South & Llanhilleth, Blaenau Gwent6,665 residents · 59.0% owned · 23.6% no car

Most similar within County Durham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Newton Aycliffe South, County Durham6,972 residents · 58.5% owned · 28.8% no carCatchgate & 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 carShildon, County Durham10,420 residents · 53.9% owned · 33.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Newton Aycliffe East

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

Tenure

Owned56.8%
1,456 households
Social rented28.8%
740 households
Private rented13.5%
347 households
Shared ownership0.7%
19 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Newton Aycliffe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced63.9%
1,641 households
Semi-detached22.8%
585 households
Detached6.6%
169 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.3%
162 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
5 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Newton Aycliffe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.9%
1,152 households
No cars or vans in household29.5%
756 households
2 cars or vans in household19.3%
495 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.4%
163 households
Newton Aycliffe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.6%
1,248 households
2 bedrooms37.6%
965 households
4 or more bedrooms8.7%
223 households
1 bedroom5.1%
132 households
Newton Aycliffe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.1%
1,568 households
One-person household35.9%
921 households
Other household types3%
78 households
Newton Aycliffe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.9%
922 households
2 people in household35.6%
914 households
3 people in household14.9%
384 households
4 people in household9.2%
236 households
5 people in household3.2%
83 households
6 people in household1%
25 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Newton Aycliffe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.6%
919 residents
15–2916%
888 residents
30–4417.4%
965 residents
45–6427.7%
1,533 residents
65 and over22.3%
1,233 residents
Newton Aycliffe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.4%
5,448 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
57 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
12 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
10 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.2%
9 residents
Newton Aycliffe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.3%
1,063 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21%
955 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.1%
872 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
733 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%
509 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
315 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
107 residents aged 16 and over
Newton Aycliffe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.6%
2,443 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.6%
2,031 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
81 residents aged 16 and over
Newton Aycliffe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.4%
883 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.8%
765 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.5%
705 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12%
545 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
502 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.1%
368 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.4%
292 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.6%
254 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
240 residents aged 16 and over
Newton Aycliffe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health38%
2,101 residents
Good health35%
1,935 residents
Fair health18.7%
1,036 residents
Bad health6.5%
359 residents
Very bad health1.9%
105 residents
Newton Aycliffe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.1%
4,045 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.9%
1,491 residents
Newton Aycliffe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.1%
1,005 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%
912 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.8%
535 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.5%
116 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Newton Aycliffe East · 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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