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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005727

Bellingham, Otterburn & Redesdale

Bellingham, Otterburn & Redesdale is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,065 residents in Northumberland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Northumberland
6,065

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,802

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.9%

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.

Kirkby Stephen, Tebay & Brough, Eden7,724 residents · 72.7% owned · 9.3% no carUpper Dales, Richmondshire5,747 residents · 71.4% owned · 9.2% no carHelmsley & Ampleforth, Ryedale7,097 residents · 66.0% owned · 9.7% no carBuilth Wells & Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys6,840 residents · 71.7% owned · 11.4% no carAppleby, Shap & Kirkby Thore, Eden10,218 residents · 72.0% owned · 9.3% no carKirkbymoorside & Moors, Ryedale6,349 residents · 69.9% owned · 10.7% no car

Most similar within Northumberland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Haydon Bridge & Allendale, Northumberland8,278 residents · 67.1% owned · 9.4% no carRothbury & Longframlington, Northumberland7,598 residents · 68.3% owned · 10.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bellingham, Otterburn & Redesdale

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

Tenure

Owned62.8%
1,760 households
Private rented24.7%
691 households
Social rented11.8%
331 households
Shared ownership0.7%
19 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Bellingham, Otterburn & Redesdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached45%
1,260 households
Semi-detached27.6%
773 households
Terraced24.4%
684 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement0.9%
26 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
25 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Bellingham, Otterburn & Redesdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.5%
1,135 households
2 cars or vans in household35.1%
983 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15%
421 households
No cars or vans in household9.4%
264 households
Bellingham, Otterburn & Redesdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.3%
1,214 households
2 bedrooms27.3%
764 households
4 or more bedrooms25.7%
720 households
1 bedroom3.7%
104 households
Bellingham, Otterburn & Redesdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.5%
1,890 households
One-person household29.2%
818 households
Other household types3.3%
93 households
Bellingham, Otterburn & Redesdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household44.5%
1,247 households
1 person in household29.2%
819 households
3 people in household12.7%
356 households
4 people in household9.6%
270 households
5 people in household2.9%
81 households
6 people in household0.9%
24 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bellingham, Otterburn & Redesdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.1%
797 residents
15–2910.7%
651 residents
30–4413.9%
841 residents
45–6433.6%
2,036 residents
65 and over28.7%
1,740 residents
Bellingham, Otterburn & Redesdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.9%
5,999 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
32 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.4%
22 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
9 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0%
2 residents
Bellingham, Otterburn & Redesdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.9%
1,816 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.5%
909 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.8%
877 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13%
677 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%
457 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
312 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
161 residents aged 16 and over
Bellingham, Otterburn & Redesdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.1%
2,975 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.2%
2,197 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.7%
37 residents aged 16 and over
Bellingham, Otterburn & Redesdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers22.6%
1,176 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.2%
1,002 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.8%
668 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.2%
529 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.6%
502 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.2%
481 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
348 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6%
313 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.6%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Bellingham, Otterburn & Redesdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.8%
2,778 residents
Good health34.5%
2,094 residents
Fair health14.9%
905 residents
Bad health3.7%
225 residents
Very bad health1%
63 residents
Bellingham, Otterburn & Redesdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82%
4,975 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18%
1,090 residents
Bellingham, Otterburn & Redesdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.5%
1,442 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.7%
1,001 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11%
307 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
50 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Bellingham, Otterburn & Redesdale · 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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