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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005703

Alnwick

Alnwick is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,804 residents in Northumberland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Northumberland
6,804

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,457

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

390

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.8%

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.

Devizes West, Wiltshire6,368 residents · 57.9% owned · 26.9% no carNewtown North, Powys6,197 residents · 57.0% owned · 24.1% no carMaldon North, Maldon6,909 residents · 59.4% owned · 22.4% no carRoss-on-Wye, Herefordshire, County of10,990 residents · 62.8% owned · 19.9% no carLeiston & Aldeburgh, East Suffolk8,106 residents · 62.8% owned · 16.7% no carTiverton West, Mid Devon6,252 residents · 50.5% owned · 28.7% no car

Most similar within Northumberland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Berwick-upon-Tweed Town, Northumberland9,194 residents · 52.5% owned · 32.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Alnwick

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

Tenure

Owned53.1%
1,836 households
Social rented29.2%
1,011 households
Private rented17.4%
602 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Alnwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached33.6%
1,162 households
Terraced26.1%
904 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.4%
774 households
Detached12%
415 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.5%
85 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.7%
60 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
58 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Alnwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.3%
1,601 households
No cars or vans in household28.3%
980 households
2 cars or vans in household20.1%
696 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.2%
180 households
Alnwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.4%
1,364 households
2 bedrooms30.2%
1,046 households
1 bedroom17.7%
613 households
4 or more bedrooms12.6%
436 households
Alnwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.8%
1,896 households
One-person household43.6%
1,509 households
Other household types1.6%
55 households
Alnwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household43.6%
1,509 households
2 people in household33%
1,143 households
3 people in household12.4%
428 households
4 people in household8.2%
282 households
5 people in household2.2%
77 households
6 people in household0.5%
17 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Alnwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.9%
878 residents
15–2914.9%
1,015 residents
30–4416%
1,089 residents
45–6428.5%
1,941 residents
65 and over27.6%
1,881 residents
Alnwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98%
6,670 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
64 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
34 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
23 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
13 residents
Alnwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.8%
1,684 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.6%
1,204 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
960 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
833 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
590 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.3%
426 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
148 residents aged 16 and over
Alnwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.5%
3,069 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.3%
2,704 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
70 residents aged 16 and over
Alnwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.1%
1,119 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.7%
918 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15%
874 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.9%
579 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.8%
570 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.3%
544 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.2%
538 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.8%
454 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
249 residents aged 16 and over
Alnwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.3%
2,811 residents
Good health35.9%
2,444 residents
Fair health17.1%
1,162 residents
Bad health4.3%
290 residents
Very bad health1.4%
94 residents
Alnwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.9%
5,367 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.1%
1,437 residents
Alnwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.7%
1,582 households
Household is deprived in one dimension38%
1,315 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.9%
447 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
111 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Alnwick · 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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