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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005741

Bedlington Town

Bedlington Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,477 residents in Northumberland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Northumberland
8,477

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,785

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

649.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.6%

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.

Darton & Kexborough, Barnsley7,574 residents · 77.5% owned · 14.5% no carBenfieldside, Hamsterley & Medomsley, County Durham9,956 residents · 75.2% owned · 13.9% no carKimberley North & Watnall, Broxtowe9,160 residents · 74.7% owned · 16.1% no carSpringwell & Usworth, Sunderland5,876 residents · 79.7% owned · 19.0% no carUpholland, West Lancashire7,570 residents · 76.3% owned · 14.1% no carAltofts, Wakefield5,927 residents · 75.4% owned · 17.7% no car

Most similar within Northumberland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Prudhoe, Northumberland10,735 residents · 65.5% owned · 21.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bedlington Town

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

Tenure

Owned71.9%
2,722 households
Social rented15.2%
577 households
Private rented11.9%
451 households
Shared ownership0.9%
35 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Bedlington Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39.9%
1,511 households
Detached38.8%
1,466 households
Terraced13%
490 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.4%
242 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
36 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
7 households
Bedlington Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.5%
1,572 households
2 cars or vans in household32.1%
1,213 households
No cars or vans in household16.6%
630 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.8%
369 households
Bedlington Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.8%
1,695 households
4 or more bedrooms26.9%
1,019 households
2 bedrooms22.7%
858 households
1 bedroom5.6%
212 households
Bedlington Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.3%
2,584 households
One-person household29.2%
1,106 households
Other household types2.5%
95 households
Bedlington Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40%
1,512 households
1 person in household29.2%
1,106 households
3 people in household16.1%
609 households
4 people in household11.3%
427 households
5 people in household2.8%
106 households
6 people in household0.6%
22 households
7 people in household0%
1 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bedlington Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.8%
1,258 residents
15–2913.9%
1,178 residents
30–4416%
1,360 residents
45–6430.5%
2,589 residents
65 and over24.7%
2,092 residents
Bedlington Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.1%
8,319 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
68 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
64 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
19 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
6 residents
Bedlington Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.6%
2,110 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.8%
1,410 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.9%
1,204 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
989 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
708 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.4%
528 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
181 residents aged 16 and over
Bedlington Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.2%
4,005 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.4%
3,026 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
99 residents aged 16 and over
Bedlington Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.3%
1,591 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.7%
979 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.5%
890 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.9%
852 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.4%
743 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.1%
646 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
600 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.4%
525 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
304 residents aged 16 and over
Bedlington Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.6%
3,865 residents
Good health33.1%
2,805 residents
Fair health15.2%
1,286 residents
Bad health4.9%
413 residents
Very bad health1.3%
108 residents
Bedlington Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.3%
6,726 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.7%
1,752 residents
Bedlington Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.3%
1,942 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
1,259 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.7%
482 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
100 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Bedlington Town · 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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