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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004349

Crook North & Tow Law

Crook North & Tow Law is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,361 residents in County Durham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for County Durham
9,361

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,169

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

372.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.3%

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.

Ryhill & South Hiendley, Wakefield6,297 residents · 63.5% owned · 19.5% no carRossmere & Mill, Hartlepool6,774 residents · 59.3% owned · 26.7% no carBolsover North & Shuttlewood, Bolsover7,045 residents · 60.4% owned · 21.2% no carAbersychan, Torfaen7,042 residents · 61.9% owned · 18.3% no carHetton-le-Hole South, Sunderland7,371 residents · 53.9% owned · 29.5% no carCramlington Town & Beaconhill, Northumberland9,260 residents · 51.3% owned · 27.5% no car

Most similar within County Durham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Shotton & Haswell, County Durham6,766 residents · 57.9% owned · 25.0% no carTrimdon & Fishburn, County Durham7,001 residents · 61.9% owned · 23.3% no carThornley & Wheatley Hill, County Durham7,186 residents · 60.8% owned · 25.7% no carSacriston, County Durham8,425 residents · 61.1% owned · 23.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Crook North & Tow Law

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

Tenure

Owned53.9%
2,246 households
Social rented30.9%
1,290 households
Private rented14.9%
623 households
Shared ownership0.1%
6 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Crook North & Tow Law · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40%
1,670 households
Terraced39.6%
1,653 households
Detached16.6%
692 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.4%
141 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 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
Crook North & Tow Law · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.7%
1,740 households
No cars or vans in household25.7%
1,072 households
2 cars or vans in household24.3%
1,013 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.3%
344 households
Crook North & Tow Law · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.4%
1,936 households
2 bedrooms34.3%
1,429 households
4 or more bedrooms12.7%
528 households
1 bedroom6.6%
277 households
Crook North & Tow Law · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.9%
2,621 households
One-person household33.3%
1,389 households
Other household types3.8%
160 households
Crook North & Tow Law · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.3%
1,389 households
2 people in household33%
1,375 households
3 people in household17.6%
735 households
4 people in household11.3%
472 households
5 people in household3.3%
138 households
6 people in household1%
41 households
7 people in household0.3%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Crook North & Tow Law · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.4%
1,721 residents
15–2917.2%
1,615 residents
30–4417.3%
1,624 residents
45–6427.2%
2,547 residents
65 and over19.8%
1,858 residents
Crook North & Tow Law · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.4%
9,213 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
69 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
46 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
28 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
6 residents
Crook North & Tow Law · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.3%
1,822 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.3%
1,599 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.5%
1,387 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16%
1,204 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%
839 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
497 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
162 residents aged 16 and over
Crook North & Tow Law · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.5%
4,021 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.4%
3,409 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
79 residents aged 16 and over
Crook North & Tow Law · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.2%
1,292 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.2%
1,216 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.4%
1,082 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.7%
1,029 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
828 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.2%
764 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
521 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.5%
412 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
364 residents aged 16 and over
Crook North & Tow Law · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.1%
3,852 residents
Good health33.9%
3,177 residents
Fair health16.1%
1,510 residents
Bad health6.5%
611 residents
Very bad health2.3%
211 residents
Crook North & Tow Law · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.6%
6,985 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.4%
2,376 residents
Crook North & Tow Law · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.8%
1,662 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
1,347 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.4%
893 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.2%
258 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Crook North & Tow Law · 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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