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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004344

Newton Aycliffe South

Newton Aycliffe South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,972 residents in County Durham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for County Durham
6,972

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,236

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

705

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.7%

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.

Hetton-le-Hole North, Sunderland7,609 residents · 62.9% owned · 26.7% no carHemsworth Town, Wakefield8,147 residents · 59.5% owned · 25.8% no carMountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,249 residents · 66.4% owned · 26.6% no carAbertillery North & Cwmtillery, Blaenau Gwent8,611 residents · 60.1% owned · 25.8% no carRossmere & Mill, Hartlepool6,774 residents · 59.3% owned · 26.7% no carBedlington Station & Sleekburn, Northumberland10,092 residents · 53.3% owned · 26.7% no car

Most similar within County Durham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Newton Aycliffe East, County Durham5,536 residents · 56.8% owned · 29.5% no carCatchgate & Dipton, County Durham7,683 residents · 52.9% owned · 29.6% no carStanley North & East, County Durham8,191 residents · 62.1% owned · 25.5% no carCoundon North, County Durham7,235 residents · 52.3% owned · 28.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Newton Aycliffe South

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

Tenure

Owned58.5%
1,894 households
Social rented27%
875 households
Private rented14.2%
459 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Shared ownership0.1%
2 households
Newton Aycliffe South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced52.8%
1,709 households
Semi-detached23.9%
774 households
Detached19.8%
640 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.8%
91 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
Newton Aycliffe South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.3%
1,369 households
No cars or vans in household28.8%
931 households
2 cars or vans in household21.5%
695 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.4%
239 households
Newton Aycliffe South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.8%
1,642 households
2 bedrooms31.1%
1,006 households
4 or more bedrooms13.9%
448 households
1 bedroom4.3%
138 households
Newton Aycliffe South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.1%
2,008 households
One-person household34.7%
1,123 households
Other household types3.2%
102 households
Newton Aycliffe South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.5%
1,180 households
1 person in household34.7%
1,123 households
3 people in household14.7%
477 households
4 people in household9.7%
313 households
5 people in household3%
96 households
6 people in household1.1%
35 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Newton Aycliffe South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,141 residents
15–2913.9%
970 residents
30–4416.1%
1,120 residents
45–6428.5%
1,989 residents
65 and over25.2%
1,754 residents
Newton Aycliffe South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.2%
6,844 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
48 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
40 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
32 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
9 residents
Newton Aycliffe South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.8%
1,369 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.7%
1,247 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19%
1,093 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
843 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
624 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
406 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
174 residents aged 16 and over
Newton Aycliffe South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.2%
2,891 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.4%
2,785 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
83 residents aged 16 and over
Newton Aycliffe South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18%
1,035 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.6%
955 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.8%
907 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.6%
669 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
635 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.7%
441 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.1%
411 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7%
405 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
298 residents aged 16 and over
Newton Aycliffe South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health38.2%
2,660 residents
Good health35.4%
2,467 residents
Fair health17.5%
1,221 residents
Bad health6.8%
473 residents
Very bad health2.2%
151 residents
Newton Aycliffe South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.8%
5,148 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.2%
1,825 residents
Newton Aycliffe South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.4%
1,275 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.6%
1,151 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.9%
645 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5%
161 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Newton Aycliffe South · 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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