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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005712

Blyth Newsham

Blyth Newsham is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,406 residents in Northumberland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Northumberland
9,406

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,025

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

941.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.4%

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.

Streethouse & Sharlston Common, Wakefield11,902 residents · 68.3% owned · 16.8% no carSileby, Charnwood8,418 residents · 72.3% owned · 11.9% no carNewton-le-Willows, St. Helens11,883 residents · 63.8% owned · 20.1% no carStanley, Moorhouse & Bottomboat, Wakefield6,929 residents · 69.9% owned · 16.1% no carHeywood Hopwood & Siddal Moor, Rochdale10,103 residents · 71.1% owned · 18.7% no carHucknall North & East, Ashfield10,626 residents · 73.6% owned · 16.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Blyth Newsham

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

Tenure

Owned65.5%
2,637 households
Social rented19.8%
795 households
Private rented13.9%
558 households
Shared ownership0.8%
31 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Blyth Newsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39.4%
1,587 households
Detached24.5%
985 households
Terraced24.3%
979 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.8%
396 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
46 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
22 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Blyth Newsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41%
1,651 households
2 cars or vans in household30.3%
1,220 households
No cars or vans in household19.9%
800 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.7%
352 households
Blyth Newsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46%
1,849 households
2 bedrooms26.1%
1,050 households
4 or more bedrooms22.6%
909 households
1 bedroom5.3%
215 households
Blyth Newsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.5%
2,757 households
One-person household28.1%
1,130 households
Other household types3.4%
136 households
Blyth Newsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.9%
1,483 households
1 person in household28.1%
1,130 households
3 people in household17%
684 households
4 people in household12.5%
501 households
5 people in household3.9%
158 households
6 people in household0.9%
38 households
7 people in household0.4%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Blyth Newsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.2%
1,903 residents
15–2919.4%
1,827 residents
30–4421.2%
1,990 residents
45–6424.6%
2,311 residents
65 and over14.6%
1,373 residents
Blyth Newsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.7%
9,093 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
138 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
88 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
55 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
33 residents
Blyth Newsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.4%
1,885 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications21.8%
1,618 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.6%
1,229 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.6%
1,228 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
760 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.4%
548 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
142 residents aged 16 and over
Blyth Newsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.6%
4,787 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34%
2,517 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
107 residents aged 16 and over
Blyth Newsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.9%
1,476 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.2%
1,125 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.9%
1,032 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.9%
958 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.1%
678 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.7%
647 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.9%
587 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.5%
554 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
353 residents aged 16 and over
Blyth Newsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49%
4,610 residents
Good health32.6%
3,064 residents
Fair health13%
1,223 residents
Bad health4.4%
410 residents
Very bad health1.1%
101 residents
Blyth Newsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.1%
7,724 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.9%
1,684 residents
Blyth Newsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52%
2,091 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.9%
1,242 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.6%
545 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.5%
141 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Blyth Newsham · 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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