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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005713

Blyth South

Blyth South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,272 residents in Northumberland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Northumberland
6,272

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,767

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,130

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

88.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.4%

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.

Billingham North & Wolviston, Stockton-on-Tees9,165 residents · 84.3% owned · 12.0% no carBeechwood & Heath, Halton6,251 residents · 90.3% owned · 8.4% no carLongwell Green & Oldland Common, South Gloucestershire10,118 residents · 86.4% owned · 9.8% no carNewton Aycliffe North, County Durham8,715 residents · 79.1% owned · 11.6% no carPortchester North West, Fareham8,111 residents · 88.1% owned · 11.3% no carFareham West, Fareham7,482 residents · 84.4% owned · 10.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Blyth South

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

Tenure

Owned88.8%
2,456 households
Private rented9%
250 households
Social rented1.5%
42 households
Shared ownership0.7%
18 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Blyth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.4%
1,338 households
Detached36.1%
1,000 households
Terraced14.5%
402 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement0.8%
21 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0%
0 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Blyth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.3%
1,225 households
2 cars or vans in household34.9%
967 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.2%
311 households
No cars or vans in household9.6%
265 households
Blyth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.3%
1,363 households
4 or more bedrooms26.9%
743 households
2 bedrooms22.9%
635 households
1 bedroom0.9%
26 households
Blyth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.9%
2,017 households
One-person household24.8%
686 households
Other household types2.2%
62 households
Blyth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43.2%
1,195 households
1 person in household24.8%
686 households
3 people in household16.6%
458 households
4 people in household12.2%
338 households
5 people in household2.7%
75 households
6 people in household0.4%
10 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Blyth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.9%
869 residents
15–2913.5%
847 residents
30–4415.4%
968 residents
45–6430.5%
1,915 residents
65 and over26.7%
1,674 residents
Blyth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.9%
6,203 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.5%
32 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
29 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
6 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0%
1 residents
Blyth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.4%
1,513 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20.7%
1,104 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
811 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.9%
739 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
548 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.7%
464 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
144 residents aged 16 and over
Blyth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.3%
2,995 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.1%
2,243 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
84 residents aged 16 and over
Blyth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.7%
1,261 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations17.1%
909 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.5%
663 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.1%
646 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.1%
486 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.5%
399 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.3%
388 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
339 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
231 residents aged 16 and over
Blyth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.2%
2,900 residents
Good health35.5%
2,228 residents
Fair health14%
881 residents
Bad health3.3%
205 residents
Very bad health0.9%
58 residents
Blyth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.2%
5,216 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.8%
1,056 residents
Blyth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.8%
1,543 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
926 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10%
276 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.8%
22 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Blyth 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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