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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004355

Bishop Auckland South

Bishop Auckland South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,039 residents in County Durham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for County Durham
7,039

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,194

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,360.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.7%

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.

Headland & West View, Hartlepool10,278 residents · 39.7% owned · 40.0% no carHylton Red House & Marley Pots, Sunderland8,840 residents · 42.4% owned · 41.1% no carOwton Manor, Hartlepool7,673 residents · 39.2% owned · 42.8% no carThatto Heath, St. Helens7,477 residents · 48.2% owned · 33.9% no carConcord and Sulgrave, Sunderland9,356 residents · 41.0% owned · 43.7% no carBeacon Lough & Wrekenton, Gateshead7,869 residents · 39.5% owned · 45.3% no car

Most similar within County Durham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Murton North & Parkside, County Durham8,659 residents · 44.1% owned · 36.6% no carStanley South, County Durham9,599 residents · 49.9% owned · 31.2% no carPeterlee East, County Durham9,012 residents · 44.3% owned · 38.4% no carCoundon North, County Durham7,235 residents · 52.3% owned · 28.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bishop Auckland South

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

Tenure

Owned47.7%
1,523 households
Social rented38.6%
1,233 households
Private rented13.6%
433 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Shared ownership0.1%
2 households
Bishop Auckland South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.8%
1,432 households
Terraced32.3%
1,033 households
Detached15.4%
493 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.6%
210 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
14 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Bishop Auckland South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.3%
1,289 households
No cars or vans in household36.1%
1,153 households
2 cars or vans in household17.9%
572 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.7%
181 households
Bishop Auckland South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.6%
1,393 households
2 bedrooms39.6%
1,266 households
4 or more bedrooms8.9%
286 households
1 bedroom7.9%
251 households
Bishop Auckland South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.1%
1,986 households
One-person household34.9%
1,116 households
Other household types3%
97 households
Bishop Auckland South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.9%
1,116 households
2 people in household34.5%
1,103 households
3 people in household14.9%
475 households
4 people in household10.8%
345 households
5 people in household3.2%
102 households
6 people in household1.1%
35 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bishop Auckland South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.8%
1,322 residents
15–2917.7%
1,248 residents
30–4417.5%
1,233 residents
45–6426.5%
1,865 residents
65 and over19.5%
1,370 residents
Bishop Auckland South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.8%
6,888 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
51 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
50 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
36 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
15 residents
Bishop Auckland South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications31.3%
1,751 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
996 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.7%
933 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.5%
865 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
579 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
359 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Bishop Auckland South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)49.7%
2,778 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive49.2%
2,750 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
67 residents aged 16 and over
Bishop Auckland South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.1%
1,178 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations18.1%
1,011 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed17.2%
960 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.9%
665 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.9%
498 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.9%
388 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
336 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
321 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.3%
238 residents aged 16 and over
Bishop Auckland South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39%
2,747 residents
Good health31.9%
2,246 residents
Fair health18.7%
1,313 residents
Bad health7.9%
559 residents
Very bad health2.5%
174 residents
Bishop Auckland South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act72.3%
5,090 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act27.7%
1,949 residents
Bishop Auckland South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
1,101 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33.7%
1,076 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.9%
731 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.7%
279 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Bishop Auckland 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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