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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005731

Prudhoe

Prudhoe is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,735 residents in Northumberland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Northumberland
10,735

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,766

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,201

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.7%

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.

Ryton, Gateshead8,529 residents · 70.3% owned · 21.7% no carSeaham Northlea & Westlea, County Durham8,557 residents · 74.8% owned · 19.2% no carRastrick West, Calderdale7,986 residents · 67.4% owned · 22.1% no carOssett South East & Horbury Bridge, Wakefield9,050 residents · 65.5% owned · 21.5% no carCoppull, Chorley8,300 residents · 72.7% owned · 14.6% no carLeigh South, Wigan7,705 residents · 66.9% owned · 20.9% 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 car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Prudhoe

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

Tenure

Owned65.5%
3,124 households
Social rented21.6%
1,028 households
Private rented12.5%
594 households
Shared ownership0.4%
19 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Prudhoe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached45%
2,145 households
Detached25.1%
1,197 households
Terraced21.4%
1,021 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.2%
295 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
48 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
38 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
21 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Prudhoe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.7%
1,941 households
2 cars or vans in household29.4%
1,402 households
No cars or vans in household21.2%
1,010 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.6%
412 households
Prudhoe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.5%
2,167 households
2 bedrooms25.8%
1,231 households
4 or more bedrooms21%
999 households
1 bedroom7.7%
368 households
Prudhoe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66%
3,142 households
One-person household31.5%
1,499 households
Other household types2.6%
122 households
Prudhoe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.7%
1,703 households
1 person in household31.5%
1,499 households
3 people in household16.2%
772 households
4 people in household12.3%
587 households
5 people in household3.1%
147 households
6 people in household0.9%
44 households
7 people in household0.1%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Prudhoe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.3%
1,752 residents
15–2915.4%
1,653 residents
30–4417.4%
1,866 residents
45–6429.8%
3,196 residents
65 and over21.1%
2,269 residents
Prudhoe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.7%
10,489 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
130 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
79 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
26 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
12 residents
Prudhoe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.7%
2,544 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20%
1,770 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.7%
1,476 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.9%
1,412 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
845 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
618 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
192 residents aged 16 and over
Prudhoe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.4%
5,082 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.8%
3,616 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
158 residents aged 16 and over
Prudhoe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.5%
1,725 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.7%
1,306 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14%
1,236 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
1,097 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.3%
914 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
739 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.1%
713 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
593 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
534 residents aged 16 and over
Prudhoe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.6%
4,793 residents
Good health34.6%
3,717 residents
Fair health15.1%
1,626 residents
Bad health4.3%
465 residents
Very bad health1.2%
134 residents
Prudhoe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.8%
8,572 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.2%
2,166 residents
Prudhoe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.5%
2,358 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33%
1,572 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.9%
662 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.5%
166 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
7 households
Prudhoe · 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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