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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005728

Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill

Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,718 residents in Northumberland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Northumberland
6,718

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,161

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

17.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.3%

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.

Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale, County Durham12,145 residents · 67.8% owned · 15.7% no carStanhope & Weardale, County Durham7,828 residents · 72.3% owned · 14.0% no carMarket Rasen & Brookenby, West Lindsey9,727 residents · 69.7% owned · 15.2% no carBrampton & Irthing, Carlisle6,485 residents · 66.3% owned · 16.3% no carPickering & Thornton Dale, Ryedale10,614 residents · 71.6% owned · 14.9% no carEvenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop, County Durham12,569 residents · 69.2% owned · 13.0% no car

Most similar within Northumberland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Berwick-upon-Tweed West & Holy Island, Northumberland7,032 residents · 71.1% owned · 11.7% no carSeahouses, Belford & Wooler, Northumberland10,021 residents · 57.9% owned · 12.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill

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

Tenure

Owned67.2%
2,124 households
Private rented18.7%
592 households
Social rented13.7%
432 households
Shared ownership0.4%
13 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached31.4%
993 households
Terraced29.6%
936 households
Semi-detached28%
885 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.4%
203 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.7%
53 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
38 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
32 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
19 households
Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.1%
1,361 households
2 cars or vans in household28%
885 households
No cars or vans in household17.8%
563 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.1%
351 households
Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.9%
1,419 households
2 bedrooms27.2%
860 households
4 or more bedrooms21%
663 households
1 bedroom6.9%
218 households
Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.3%
2,030 households
One-person household32.9%
1,039 households
Other household types2.7%
86 households
Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.5%
1,279 households
1 person in household32.9%
1,041 households
3 people in household13.9%
440 households
4 people in household8.5%
269 households
5 people in household2.7%
86 households
6 people in household1.1%
34 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.5%
905 residents
15–2912.5%
838 residents
30–4413.7%
921 residents
45–6430.8%
2,069 residents
65 and over29.5%
1,982 residents
Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White99%
6,653 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.5%
32 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.3%
17 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
9 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
7 residents
Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.3%
1,572 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.5%
1,124 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
946 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
850 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
624 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.1%
466 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
170 residents aged 16 and over
Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.9%
3,044 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46%
2,646 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
62 residents aged 16 and over
Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.7%
1,020 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.2%
873 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.6%
837 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%
763 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10%
576 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.8%
565 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.4%
483 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.7%
443 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.3%
191 residents aged 16 and over
Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.6%
2,730 residents
Good health37.2%
2,496 residents
Fair health16.8%
1,126 residents
Bad health4.2%
279 residents
Very bad health1.3%
87 residents
Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.1%
5,384 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.9%
1,334 residents
Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.5%
1,499 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.8%
1,129 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.7%
434 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3%
96 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Haltwhistle & Bardon Mill · 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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