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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005723

Morpeth Central & East

Morpeth Central & East is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,030 residents in Northumberland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Northumberland
6,030

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,107

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,001.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

30.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.7%

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.

Cottingham South & North Ella, East Riding of Yorkshire5,795 residents · 69.4% owned · 23.7% no carNantwich North East, Cheshire East6,968 residents · 64.9% owned · 22.3% no carMalvern Link, Malvern Hills6,301 residents · 65.4% owned · 20.4% no carFalsgrave, Scarborough9,199 residents · 61.0% owned · 29.6% no carDevizes West, Wiltshire6,368 residents · 57.9% owned · 26.9% no carMonkwearmouth, Sunderland8,568 residents · 59.9% owned · 31.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Morpeth Central & East

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

Tenure

Owned58.8%
1,828 households
Social rented24.7%
768 households
Private rented15.8%
491 households
Shared ownership0.5%
14 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Morpeth Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced32.5%
1,011 households
Semi-detached32%
995 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.6%
578 households
Detached13.1%
407 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
43 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
38 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
34 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Morpeth Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.7%
1,389 households
No cars or vans in household30.2%
940 households
2 cars or vans in household20.1%
624 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5%
155 households
Morpeth Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.6%
1,137 households
2 bedrooms36.2%
1,124 households
1 bedroom14.1%
437 households
4 or more bedrooms13.2%
409 households
Morpeth Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.9%
1,704 households
One-person household43.1%
1,339 households
Other household types2%
63 households
Morpeth Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household43.1%
1,339 households
2 people in household35.5%
1,102 households
3 people in household11.2%
349 households
4 people in household7%
219 households
5 people in household2.5%
79 households
6 people in household0.5%
16 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Morpeth Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.4%
807 residents
15–2912.7%
765 residents
30–4415.3%
921 residents
45–6428.3%
1,708 residents
65 and over30.4%
1,831 residents
Morpeth Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97%
5,848 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
63 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
60 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
41 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
16 residents
Morpeth Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.7%
1,686 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.3%
995 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.9%
870 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13%
668 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.5%
436 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
322 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
176 residents aged 16 and over
Morpeth Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive49.9%
2,569 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)48.5%
2,497 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
83 residents aged 16 and over
Morpeth Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.7%
1,119 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
648 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.5%
645 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.5%
645 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.8%
557 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.6%
547 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%
473 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
298 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
224 residents aged 16 and over
Morpeth Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.4%
2,378 residents
Good health36%
2,171 residents
Fair health17.1%
1,030 residents
Bad health5.7%
343 residents
Very bad health1.8%
106 residents
Morpeth Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.9%
4,580 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.1%
1,451 residents
Morpeth Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.4%
1,412 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.3%
1,098 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.7%
487 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.5%
108 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Morpeth Central & East · 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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