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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005717

Holywell & Hartley

Holywell & Hartley is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,374 residents in Northumberland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Northumberland
7,374

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,547

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

499.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.5%

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.

Hedon & Preston, East Riding of Yorkshire7,350 residents · 75.9% owned · 14.8% no carBlaydon North & Winlaton Mill, Gateshead6,710 residents · 72.7% owned · 24.7% no carBrimington South & Tapton, Chesterfield7,207 residents · 73.6% owned · 19.4% no carTudhoe Grange, County Durham6,690 residents · 72.6% owned · 18.9% no carRowlands Gill & Lockhaugh, Gateshead5,569 residents · 75.3% owned · 19.7% no carGreat Lumley & Bournmoor, County Durham7,274 residents · 68.5% owned · 19.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Holywell & Hartley

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

Tenure

Owned72%
2,553 households
Social rented18.6%
659 households
Private rented9%
320 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Holywell & Hartley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached55.2%
1,958 households
Terraced21.4%
758 households
Detached15.1%
537 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.4%
226 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
56 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Holywell & Hartley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.6%
1,547 households
2 cars or vans in household28.1%
997 households
No cars or vans in household19.2%
681 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.1%
321 households
Holywell & Hartley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.3%
1,643 households
2 bedrooms26.8%
952 households
4 or more bedrooms16.9%
601 households
1 bedroom9.9%
350 households
Holywell & Hartley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.1%
2,271 households
One-person household33.8%
1,198 households
Other household types2.1%
76 households
Holywell & Hartley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.3%
1,428 households
1 person in household33.8%
1,198 households
3 people in household13.9%
494 households
4 people in household9.8%
347 households
5 people in household1.7%
60 households
6 people in household0.5%
17 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
7 people in household0%
0 households
Holywell & Hartley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.8%
944 residents
15–2911.9%
876 residents
30–4415.3%
1,126 residents
45–6430.2%
2,228 residents
65 and over29.8%
2,201 residents
Holywell & Hartley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.6%
7,274 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
49 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
31 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
14 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
6 residents
Holywell & Hartley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.5%
1,809 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
1,163 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.6%
1,117 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
914 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%
620 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.3%
530 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
199 residents aged 16 and over
Holywell & Hartley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.8%
3,288 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.7%
2,964 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
100 residents aged 16 and over
Holywell & Hartley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.8%
1,384 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15%
952 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.7%
808 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.4%
721 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11%
701 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
588 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.6%
548 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
402 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.9%
246 residents aged 16 and over
Holywell & Hartley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.6%
3,065 residents
Good health35.4%
2,613 residents
Fair health16.6%
1,227 residents
Bad health5.1%
374 residents
Very bad health1.3%
96 residents
Holywell & Hartley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.1%
5,831 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.9%
1,543 residents
Holywell & Hartley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.4%
1,715 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.2%
1,212 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.8%
524 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
93 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Holywell & Hartley · 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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