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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004352

Bishop Auckland North & Coundon Grange

Bishop Auckland North & Coundon Grange is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,180 residents in County Durham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for County Durham
8,180

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,896

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

784.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.9%

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.

Colne Waterside, Pendle5,423 residents · 54.0% owned · 30.8% no carNorth Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen6,848 residents · 59.6% owned · 29.4% no carWaterfoot & Stacksteads, Rossendale12,375 residents · 60.7% owned · 23.0% no carGuisborough North, Redcar and Cleveland6,735 residents · 53.1% owned · 29.5% no carPadiham, Burnley9,325 residents · 52.2% owned · 30.6% no carGreat Harwood, Hyndburn11,016 residents · 66.2% owned · 23.2% no car

Most similar within County Durham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Consett, County Durham11,018 residents · 63.4% owned · 27.9% no carSpennymoor East & Ferryhill West, County Durham7,886 residents · 50.8% owned · 28.4% no carChilton, County Durham7,323 residents · 59.9% owned · 25.3% no carPelton & Perkinsville, County Durham7,120 residents · 59.7% owned · 25.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bishop Auckland North & Coundon Grange

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

Tenure

Owned59.9%
2,333 households
Private rented25.9%
1,010 households
Social rented13.3%
518 households
Shared ownership0.8%
32 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Bishop Auckland North & Coundon Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced50.3%
1,959 households
Detached22.4%
871 households
Semi-detached15%
586 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.1%
275 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2%
77 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
50 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
45 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
34 households
Bishop Auckland North & Coundon Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.3%
1,609 households
No cars or vans in household28.6%
1,113 households
2 cars or vans in household23.1%
900 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7%
274 households
Bishop Auckland North & Coundon Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37.2%
1,449 households
3 bedrooms36.1%
1,405 households
4 or more bedrooms18%
701 households
1 bedroom8.8%
341 households
Bishop Auckland North & Coundon Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.4%
2,237 households
One-person household39.4%
1,535 households
Other household types3.2%
123 households
Bishop Auckland North & Coundon Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household39.4%
1,535 households
2 people in household32.7%
1,273 households
3 people in household15.2%
591 households
4 people in household8.6%
334 households
5 people in household2.9%
114 households
6 people in household0.8%
32 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bishop Auckland North & Coundon Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517%
1,389 residents
15–2917.3%
1,419 residents
30–4417.4%
1,421 residents
45–6428.3%
2,313 residents
65 and over20%
1,640 residents
Bishop Auckland North & Coundon Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.6%
7,983 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
82 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
68 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
26 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
19 residents
Bishop Auckland North & Coundon Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.9%
1,606 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23%
1,545 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.4%
1,238 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
1,006 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
682 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.4%
499 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
139 residents aged 16 and over
Bishop Auckland North & Coundon Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.4%
3,653 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.1%
2,961 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Bishop Auckland North & Coundon Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.1%
1,145 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.8%
1,063 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.7%
1,054 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.5%
971 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.6%
646 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.6%
578 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.3%
489 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
431 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
338 residents aged 16 and over
Bishop Auckland North & Coundon Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.3%
3,464 residents
Good health33.1%
2,711 residents
Fair health16.3%
1,333 residents
Bad health6.6%
541 residents
Very bad health1.6%
131 residents
Bishop Auckland North & Coundon Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.5%
6,262 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.5%
1,919 residents
Bishop Auckland North & Coundon Grange · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44%
1,716 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
1,259 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.1%
667 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.3%
245 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Bishop Auckland North & Coundon Grange · 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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