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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005720

Widdrington, Lynemouth & Hadston

Widdrington, Lynemouth & Hadston is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,139 residents in Northumberland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Northumberland
12,139

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,072

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

168.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.2%

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.

Stanton Hill & Skegby, Ashfield6,311 residents · 69.8% owned · 18.0% no carWhitwell & Elmton, Bolsover6,186 residents · 68.8% owned · 16.3% no carArkwright Town & Temple Normanton, North East Derbyshire5,549 residents · 73.6% owned · 17.2% no carNewport East & Parkhurst East, Isle of Wight9,266 residents · 60.5% owned · 21.0% no carPembrey & Burry Port, Carmarthenshire8,212 residents · 73.0% owned · 16.6% no carTrimdon & Fishburn, County Durham7,001 residents · 61.9% owned · 23.3% no car

Most similar within Northumberland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Guide Post & Stakeford, Northumberland9,005 residents · 65.8% owned · 20.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Widdrington, Lynemouth & Hadston

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

Tenure

Owned67.2%
3,410 households
Social rented17.8%
901 households
Private rented14.6%
739 households
Shared ownership0.3%
17 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Widdrington, Lynemouth & Hadston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.3%
1,891 households
Terraced35.1%
1,778 households
Detached23.7%
1,203 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3%
153 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
17 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
6 households
Widdrington, Lynemouth & Hadston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.1%
2,235 households
2 cars or vans in household29.5%
1,497 households
No cars or vans in household16.5%
836 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.9%
502 households
Widdrington, Lynemouth & Hadston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.1%
2,491 households
2 bedrooms29.6%
1,500 households
4 or more bedrooms16.2%
822 households
1 bedroom5.1%
257 households
Widdrington, Lynemouth & Hadston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.8%
3,288 households
One-person household32.1%
1,626 households
Other household types3.1%
157 households
Widdrington, Lynemouth & Hadston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.7%
2,066 households
1 person in household32.1%
1,626 households
3 people in household14.3%
724 households
4 people in household9.1%
459 households
5 people in household2.5%
128 households
6 people in household0.9%
47 households
7 people in household0.3%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Widdrington, Lynemouth & Hadston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513%
1,583 residents
15–2914.8%
1,802 residents
30–4419.2%
2,327 residents
45–6429.3%
3,555 residents
65 and over23.7%
2,872 residents
Widdrington, Lynemouth & Hadston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.9%
11,886 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
93 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
90 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
56 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
17 residents
Widdrington, Lynemouth & Hadston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.2%
2,533 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.5%
2,137 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.6%
1,940 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
1,600 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
1,158 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.5%
786 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
292 residents aged 16 and over
Widdrington, Lynemouth & Hadston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive50.3%
5,258 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)48.9%
5,108 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.8%
79 residents aged 16 and over
Widdrington, Lynemouth & Hadston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.6%
1,737 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.6%
1,635 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%
1,411 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.5%
1,411 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
1,265 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
1,052 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.1%
849 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.6%
798 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students2.8%
290 residents aged 16 and over
Widdrington, Lynemouth & Hadston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health38.4%
4,667 residents
Good health36.5%
4,436 residents
Fair health17.4%
2,108 residents
Bad health6%
729 residents
Very bad health1.6%
199 residents
Widdrington, Lynemouth & Hadston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.1%
8,995 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.9%
3,144 residents
Widdrington, Lynemouth & Hadston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.3%
2,245 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.1%
1,829 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.7%
796 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%
193 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
7 households
Widdrington, Lynemouth & Hadston · 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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