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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006167

Newcastle West & Cross Heath

Newcastle West & Cross Heath is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,005 residents in Newcastle-under-Lyme. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,005

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,309

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,399

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

43.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

30.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.3%

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.

Skerton & Vale, Lancaster8,283 residents · 54.4% owned · 32.4% no carWillington Quay, North Tyneside7,643 residents · 41.8% owned · 41.3% no carFawdon South, Newcastle upon Tyne10,103 residents · 45.5% owned · 40.3% no carBlacon South, Cheshire West and Chester7,341 residents · 47.9% owned · 33.6% no carWaterhead, Oldham7,750 residents · 50.6% owned · 37.4% no carLeigh North, Wigan8,167 residents · 53.5% owned · 28.0% no car

Most similar within Newcastle-under-Lyme

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Chesterton & Knutton, Newcastle-under-Lyme7,230 residents · 48.1% owned · 28.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Newcastle West & Cross Heath

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

Tenure

Owned43%
1,853 households
Social rented38.9%
1,677 households
Private rented16%
691 households
Shared ownership1.8%
79 households
Lives rent free0.2%
9 households
Newcastle West & Cross Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47.5%
2,046 households
Terraced27.1%
1,170 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.7%
634 households
Detached9.6%
415 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
28 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
13 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Newcastle West & Cross Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.4%
1,870 households
No cars or vans in household30.9%
1,331 households
2 cars or vans in household20.1%
867 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.6%
242 households
Newcastle West & Cross Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms38.4%
1,653 households
3 bedrooms37.2%
1,605 households
1 bedroom13.4%
578 households
4 or more bedrooms11%
474 households
Newcastle West & Cross Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.6%
2,569 households
One-person household33.2%
1,429 households
Other household types7.2%
311 households
Newcastle West & Cross Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.2%
1,429 households
2 people in household31%
1,336 households
3 people in household17.7%
761 households
4 people in household11.7%
503 households
5 people in household4.6%
200 households
6 people in household1.4%
61 households
7 people in household0.4%
17 households
8 or more people in household0%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Newcastle West & Cross Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519%
1,899 residents
15–2922.9%
2,290 residents
30–4420.4%
2,036 residents
45–6423%
2,296 residents
65 and over14.8%
1,480 residents
Newcastle West & Cross Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.4%
8,746 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7%
702 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
222 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.1%
212 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
122 residents
Newcastle West & Cross Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.3%
1,947 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications24.3%
1,943 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20%
1,598 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13%
1,041 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
803 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
472 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
202 residents aged 16 and over
Newcastle West & Cross Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.5%
4,205 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.7%
3,502 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.7%
300 residents aged 16 and over
Newcastle West & Cross Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20.5%
1,643 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.6%
1,088 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students13.5%
1,082 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.9%
1,035 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.7%
778 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.5%
761 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.3%
582 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.6%
529 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
509 residents aged 16 and over
Newcastle West & Cross Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.9%
4,291 residents
Good health34.3%
3,427 residents
Fair health14.6%
1,464 residents
Bad health6.4%
639 residents
Very bad health1.8%
184 residents
Newcastle West & Cross Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.1%
7,718 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.9%
2,286 residents
Newcastle West & Cross Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.5%
1,658 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.3%
1,480 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.9%
856 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.2%
309 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Newcastle West & Cross Heath · 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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