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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005721

Morpeth North & Pegswood

Morpeth North & Pegswood is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,447 residents in Northumberland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Northumberland
5,447

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,486

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

299.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.4%

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.

Benfieldside, Hamsterley & Medomsley, County Durham9,956 residents · 75.2% owned · 13.9% no carNew Mills East & Hayfield, High Peak7,353 residents · 67.8% owned · 16.8% no carLlanfairfechan & Penmaenmawr, Conwy7,841 residents · 68.8% owned · 18.2% no carBurnopfield, County Durham7,937 residents · 74.0% owned · 17.7% no carHigh Shincliffe & Bowburn, County Durham6,584 residents · 66.1% owned · 18.4% no carWhitworth, Rossendale7,798 residents · 66.8% owned · 18.8% no car

Most similar within Northumberland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bedlington Town, Northumberland8,477 residents · 71.9% owned · 16.6% no carHexham & Acomb, Northumberland12,643 residents · 66.6% owned · 21.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Morpeth North & Pegswood

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

Tenure

Owned66.9%
1,663 households
Social rented17.5%
434 households
Private rented14.9%
370 households
Shared ownership0.8%
19 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Morpeth North & Pegswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.9%
943 households
Terraced28.4%
707 households
Detached25.9%
644 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.3%
131 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
30 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
20 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 structure0.2%
5 households
Morpeth North & Pegswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.1%
1,095 households
2 cars or vans in household28.9%
717 households
No cars or vans in household18.6%
461 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.4%
209 households
Morpeth North & Pegswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.1%
970 households
2 bedrooms27.2%
675 households
4 or more bedrooms25.7%
638 households
1 bedroom8%
198 households
Morpeth North & Pegswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.6%
1,605 households
One-person household32.9%
817 households
Other household types2.5%
63 households
Morpeth North & Pegswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.5%
931 households
1 person in household32.9%
816 households
3 people in household15.6%
387 households
4 people in household10.5%
262 households
5 people in household2.6%
65 households
6 people in household0.7%
18 households
7 people in household0.2%
4 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Morpeth North & Pegswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515%
817 residents
15–2913.4%
729 residents
30–4416.6%
903 residents
45–6431.5%
1,717 residents
65 and over23.5%
1,279 residents
Morpeth North & Pegswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.5%
5,363 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
37 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
35 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
8 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0%
2 residents
Morpeth North & Pegswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.4%
1,697 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
745 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.9%
677 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
661 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.1%
367 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
275 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
119 residents aged 16 and over
Morpeth North & Pegswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.5%
2,519 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.3%
1,965 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
57 residents aged 16 and over
Morpeth North & Pegswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.4%
1,015 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.9%
678 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.4%
562 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
562 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.5%
477 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.1%
369 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
363 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
291 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
224 residents aged 16 and over
Morpeth North & Pegswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.2%
2,514 residents
Good health33.5%
1,824 residents
Fair health14.3%
781 residents
Bad health4.7%
258 residents
Very bad health1.3%
70 residents
Morpeth North & Pegswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.8%
4,344 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.2%
1,103 residents
Morpeth North & Pegswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.3%
1,274 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
822 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.3%
306 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
78 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
4 households
Morpeth North & Pegswood · 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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