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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005707

Berwick-upon-Tweed West & Holy Island

Berwick-upon-Tweed West & Holy Island is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,032 residents in Northumberland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Northumberland
7,032

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,263

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

33

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.1%

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.

Pickering & Thornton Dale, Ryedale10,614 residents · 71.6% owned · 14.9% no carBarnard Castle & Upper Teesdale, County Durham12,145 residents · 67.8% owned · 15.7% no carBurniston, Sleights & Fylingdales, Scarborough8,191 residents · 78.2% owned · 11.3% no carStanhope & Weardale, County Durham7,828 residents · 72.3% owned · 14.0% no carMelton Constable, Briston & Little Snoring, North Norfolk5,976 residents · 71.5% owned · 8.5% no carEvenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop, County Durham12,569 residents · 69.2% owned · 13.0% no car

Most similar within Northumberland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill, Northumberland6,718 residents · 67.2% owned · 17.8% no carAmble, Shilbottle & Swarland, Northumberland12,641 residents · 70.6% owned · 16.3% no carSeahouses, Belford & Wooler, Northumberland10,021 residents · 57.9% owned · 12.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Berwick-upon-Tweed West & Holy Island

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

Tenure

Owned71.1%
2,319 households
Private rented18.4%
601 households
Social rented10%
326 households
Shared ownership0.5%
15 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Berwick-upon-Tweed West & Holy Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.9%
1,334 households
Detached38.4%
1,251 households
Terraced17.1%
557 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.5%
48 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.8%
25 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
23 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
17 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
Berwick-upon-Tweed West & Holy Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.6%
1,522 households
2 cars or vans in household31.7%
1,034 households
No cars or vans in household11.7%
383 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.9%
324 households
Berwick-upon-Tweed West & Holy Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.9%
1,465 households
2 bedrooms30.4%
991 households
4 or more bedrooms21.1%
689 households
1 bedroom3.6%
118 households
Berwick-upon-Tweed West & Holy Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.3%
2,199 households
One-person household29.9%
977 households
Other household types2.8%
91 households
Berwick-upon-Tweed West & Holy Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household44.5%
1,452 households
1 person in household29.8%
974 households
3 people in household13.1%
427 households
4 people in household8.8%
287 households
5 people in household2.9%
95 households
6 people in household0.6%
20 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Berwick-upon-Tweed West & Holy Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.1%
854 residents
15–2911.9%
837 residents
30–4412.6%
883 residents
45–6430.5%
2,143 residents
65 and over32.9%
2,312 residents
Berwick-upon-Tweed West & Holy Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.6%
6,932 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
48 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.5%
34 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
9 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
8 residents
Berwick-upon-Tweed West & Holy Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.1%
1,843 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.2%
1,112 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
1,000 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
862 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
614 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.7%
535 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
149 residents aged 16 and over
Berwick-upon-Tweed West & Holy Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.9%
3,113 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48%
2,934 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
69 residents aged 16 and over
Berwick-upon-Tweed West & Holy Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.5%
1,252 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.9%
912 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13%
792 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12%
734 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.4%
638 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.4%
634 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.9%
546 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
405 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.3%
201 residents aged 16 and over
Berwick-upon-Tweed West & Holy Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.8%
3,011 residents
Good health35.6%
2,503 residents
Fair health15.6%
1,097 residents
Bad health4.8%
340 residents
Very bad health1.2%
81 residents
Berwick-upon-Tweed West & Holy Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.2%
5,642 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.8%
1,390 residents
Berwick-upon-Tweed West & Holy Island · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.8%
1,658 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
1,122 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.5%
409 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
71 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Berwick-upon-Tweed West & Holy Island · 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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