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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005710

Blyth Town

Blyth Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,379 residents in Northumberland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Northumberland
9,379

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,515

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,369

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

30.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.5%

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.

Wallsend West, North Tyneside6,864 residents · 53.7% owned · 40.2% no carHarbour, Victoria & Wooler Road, Hartlepool10,532 residents · 58.2% owned · 29.8% no carHorwich North, Bolton7,300 residents · 58.1% owned · 27.4% no carNorth Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen6,848 residents · 59.6% owned · 29.4% no carWest Park, South Tyneside5,025 residents · 61.3% owned · 33.3% no carCleethorpes Beacon Hill, North East Lincolnshire5,758 residents · 58.8% owned · 30.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Blyth Town

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

Tenure

Owned56.7%
2,559 households
Private rented25.6%
1,158 households
Social rented17%
769 households
Shared ownership0.4%
19 households
Lives rent free0.2%
10 households
Blyth Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced37.2%
1,679 households
Semi-detached24.5%
1,104 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.3%
873 households
Detached11.2%
505 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.9%
265 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
56 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
32 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Blyth Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.6%
1,921 households
No cars or vans in household30.9%
1,395 households
2 cars or vans in household21.1%
954 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.4%
243 households
Blyth Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.1%
1,811 households
2 bedrooms33.4%
1,508 households
4 or more bedrooms14.4%
650 households
1 bedroom12.1%
546 households
Blyth Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.8%
2,473 households
One-person household42.6%
1,922 households
Other household types2.6%
119 households
Blyth Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household42.6%
1,922 households
2 people in household31.2%
1,410 households
3 people in household13.4%
607 households
4 people in household9.1%
410 households
5 people in household2.3%
106 households
6 people in household0.9%
41 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Blyth Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.8%
1,479 residents
15–2916.5%
1,545 residents
30–4419.8%
1,857 residents
45–6427.4%
2,574 residents
65 and over20.5%
1,924 residents
Blyth Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.6%
9,061 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
136 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
83 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
69 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
29 residents
Blyth Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.5%
1,914 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.7%
1,614 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19%
1,484 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.5%
1,211 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
815 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.5%
584 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
188 residents aged 16 and over
Blyth Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.5%
4,332 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.2%
3,375 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
99 residents aged 16 and over
Blyth Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.9%
1,400 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.4%
1,125 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.7%
1,073 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.5%
1,055 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
1,022 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.7%
678 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.8%
612 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
511 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
332 residents aged 16 and over
Blyth Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.7%
3,909 residents
Good health33.7%
3,161 residents
Fair health16.9%
1,586 residents
Bad health6.3%
593 residents
Very bad health1.4%
130 residents
Blyth Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.8%
7,112 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.2%
2,267 residents
Blyth Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.7%
1,976 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
1,499 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.2%
778 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.6%
254 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
11 households
Blyth Town · 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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