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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006842

Gateshead South

Gateshead South is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,126 residents in Gateshead. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Gateshead
5,126

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,242

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,577.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

44.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.7%

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.

South Shields East, South Tyneside8,078 residents · 57.3% owned · 34.4% no carEccles, Salford11,752 residents · 54.4% owned · 31.0% no carWeaste & Seedley, Salford13,344 residents · 43.4% owned · 36.4% no carTonge, Bolton9,178 residents · 54.7% owned · 30.7% no carMiddleton Town & Rhodes, Rochdale7,210 residents · 58.1% owned · 32.4% no carBarton upon Irwell, Salford7,353 residents · 35.8% owned · 40.8% no car

Most similar within Gateshead

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bensham South & Saltwell, Gateshead8,490 residents · 44.3% owned · 43.1% no carBensham North, Gateshead7,507 residents · 36.1% owned · 51.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Gateshead South

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

Tenure

Owned47.8%
1,071 households
Private rented33.3%
746 households
Social rented18.6%
418 households
Lives rent free0.2%
4 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Gateshead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement37.1%
832 households
Terraced34.5%
774 households
Semi-detached14%
314 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits9.8%
219 households
Detached3%
68 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
21 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Gateshead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household44.7%
1,003 households
1 car or van in household37.3%
838 households
2 cars or vans in household15.3%
344 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.7%
61 households
Gateshead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.4%
839 households
2 bedrooms35.4%
793 households
4 or more bedrooms14.7%
329 households
1 bedroom12.5%
280 households
Gateshead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.7%
1,205 households
One-person household41.2%
925 households
Other household types5.1%
114 households
Gateshead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household41.2%
925 households
2 people in household29.9%
671 households
3 people in household13%
292 households
4 people in household8.9%
199 households
5 people in household2.8%
63 households
8 or more people in household2.3%
52 households
6 people in household1.1%
25 households
7 people in household0.8%
18 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Gateshead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.2%
1,037 residents
15–2920.6%
1,056 residents
30–4419.7%
1,012 residents
45–6422.6%
1,156 residents
65 and over16.9%
865 residents
Gateshead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.9%
4,510 residents
Other ethnic group5.1%
263 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.1%
158 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.3%
119 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
82 residents
Gateshead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.7%
1,277 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.6%
873 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15%
606 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
518 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
390 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
260 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
110 residents aged 16 and over
Gateshead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.1%
2,260 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.2%
1,660 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.8%
112 residents aged 16 and over
Gateshead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19%
765 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.7%
593 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.8%
474 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.7%
471 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
460 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.2%
453 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.5%
343 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.9%
238 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
236 residents aged 16 and over
Gateshead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.2%
2,520 residents
Good health29.4%
1,507 residents
Fair health14.5%
742 residents
Bad health5.6%
288 residents
Very bad health1.3%
69 residents
Gateshead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.7%
4,085 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.3%
1,041 residents
Gateshead South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44%
988 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
752 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.8%
378 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.3%
120 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
6 households
Gateshead South · 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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