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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005724

Morpeth South & West

Morpeth South & West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,633 residents in Northumberland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Northumberland
6,633

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,860

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,725.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

88.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

49.0%

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.

Whitley Bay North, North Tyneside6,164 residents · 92.5% owned · 10.4% no carMolescroft, East Riding of Yorkshire9,851 residents · 85.5% owned · 10.7% no carSummerseat, Bury5,917 residents · 88.1% owned · 10.7% no carWetherby West, Leeds6,989 residents · 88.0% owned · 9.2% no carCleadon & East Boldon, South Tyneside5,792 residents · 92.8% owned · 10.1% no carKirk Ella, East Riding of Yorkshire7,874 residents · 90.6% owned · 9.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Morpeth South & West

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

Tenure

Owned88.3%
2,526 households
Private rented7.9%
227 households
Social rented3.4%
97 households
Shared ownership0.3%
10 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Morpeth South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached46.9%
1,342 households
Semi-detached44.7%
1,278 households
Terraced5.5%
158 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.6%
73 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
3 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Morpeth South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.1%
1,233 households
2 cars or vans in household36.8%
1,053 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.5%
299 households
No cars or vans in household9.6%
273 households
Morpeth South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms42.6%
1,218 households
3 bedrooms40.6%
1,162 households
2 bedrooms15%
430 households
1 bedroom1.7%
49 households
Morpeth South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household73.6%
2,104 households
One-person household24.3%
695 households
Other household types2%
58 households
Morpeth South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43%
1,230 households
1 person in household24.3%
695 households
3 people in household14.8%
424 households
4 people in household14.4%
412 households
5 people in household3%
85 households
6 people in household0.2%
7 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Morpeth South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.9%
1,057 residents
15–2910.4%
688 residents
30–4414.9%
986 residents
45–6428.3%
1,878 residents
65 and over30.5%
2,023 residents
Morpeth South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.2%
6,448 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
91 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
71 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
16 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
9 residents
Morpeth South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above49%
2,695 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16%
878 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.5%
631 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.2%
507 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.7%
367 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
288 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Morpeth South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.4%
2,829 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.5%
2,614 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
60 residents aged 16 and over
Morpeth South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations30.4%
1,674 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.2%
1,168 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
720 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
455 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.7%
424 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.4%
300 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
297 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
240 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
228 residents aged 16 and over
Morpeth South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.5%
3,414 residents
Good health33.5%
2,223 residents
Fair health11.8%
785 residents
Bad health2.6%
172 residents
Very bad health0.6%
39 residents
Morpeth South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.8%
5,627 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.2%
1,005 residents
Morpeth South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.4%
1,756 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.2%
891 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions6.6%
190 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.8%
22 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Morpeth South & West · 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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