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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004353

Bishop Auckland Central & West

Bishop Auckland Central & West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,205 residents in County Durham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for County Durham
7,205

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,296

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,927.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.0%

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.

Blaydon North & Winlaton Mill, Gateshead6,710 residents · 72.7% owned · 24.7% no carAshton-in-Makerfield West, Wigan7,206 residents · 76.8% owned · 17.2% no carAshgate & Brockwell, Chesterfield7,741 residents · 75.4% owned · 18.9% no carSpital & Hasland, Chesterfield11,420 residents · 70.8% owned · 20.1% no carWeymouth West, Dorset5,032 residents · 70.7% owned · 17.8% no carBrimington South & Tapton, Chesterfield7,207 residents · 73.6% owned · 19.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bishop Auckland Central & West

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

Tenure

Owned76.7%
2,529 households
Private rented18.7%
615 households
Social rented4.5%
147 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Bishop Auckland Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.1%
1,222 households
Terraced32.9%
1,085 households
Detached24.9%
821 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.3%
141 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
13 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
9 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Bishop Auckland Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.6%
1,372 households
2 cars or vans in household28.2%
929 households
No cars or vans in household21.1%
695 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.1%
301 households
Bishop Auckland Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.8%
1,411 households
2 bedrooms29.4%
968 households
4 or more bedrooms23.6%
779 households
1 bedroom4.2%
139 households
Bishop Auckland Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.5%
2,092 households
One-person household33.7%
1,109 households
Other household types2.9%
94 households
Bishop Auckland Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37%
1,221 households
1 person in household33.6%
1,109 households
3 people in household15.1%
499 households
4 people in household10.5%
345 households
5 people in household2.9%
94 households
6 people in household0.7%
22 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bishop Auckland Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.5%
1,048 residents
15–2914%
1,009 residents
30–4415.6%
1,126 residents
45–6429.9%
2,157 residents
65 and over25.9%
1,867 residents
Bishop Auckland Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.2%
7,005 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%
124 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%
44 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
21 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
13 residents
Bishop Auckland Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29%
1,762 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.1%
1,157 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.5%
1,121 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
876 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
527 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.9%
479 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
151 residents aged 16 and over
Bishop Auckland Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.1%
3,284 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.2%
2,682 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
107 residents aged 16 and over
Bishop Auckland Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.3%
1,295 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.2%
861 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.7%
774 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
760 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.7%
587 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.4%
569 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
502 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.4%
448 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
276 residents aged 16 and over
Bishop Auckland Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.7%
3,074 residents
Good health35.6%
2,566 residents
Fair health15%
1,081 residents
Bad health5.7%
410 residents
Very bad health1%
74 residents
Bishop Auckland Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.6%
5,588 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.4%
1,616 residents
Bishop Auckland Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.2%
1,622 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.2%
1,127 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.6%
449 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
92 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Bishop Auckland Central & 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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