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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006893

Westerhope

Westerhope is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,853 residents in Newcastle upon Tyne. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Newcastle upon Tyne
10,853

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,933

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,750.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.1%

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.

Whinfield, Darlington5,422 residents · 75.5% owned · 18.3% no carElm Tree & Grangefield, Stockton-on-Tees6,090 residents · 80.7% owned · 18.8% no carAshton-in-Makerfield West, Wigan7,206 residents · 76.8% owned · 17.2% no carHigh Green & Burncross, Sheffield10,217 residents · 70.8% owned · 20.9% no carHanford & Trentham West, Stoke-on-Trent6,007 residents · 81.4% owned · 15.2% no carPreston Billy Mill, North Tyneside5,839 residents · 70.1% owned · 27.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Westerhope

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

Tenure

Owned78%
3,850 households
Social rented11.4%
563 households
Private rented10.3%
510 households
Shared ownership0.1%
6 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Westerhope · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached52.5%
2,592 households
Detached23.7%
1,169 households
Terraced15%
738 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8%
396 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
17 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Westerhope · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44%
2,172 households
2 cars or vans in household26.5%
1,307 households
No cars or vans in household22.8%
1,125 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.7%
331 households
Westerhope · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.1%
2,371 households
2 bedrooms28.5%
1,407 households
4 or more bedrooms17.9%
881 households
1 bedroom5.6%
275 households
Westerhope · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.5%
3,279 households
One-person household30.8%
1,521 households
Other household types2.7%
134 households
Westerhope · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.4%
1,895 households
1 person in household30.8%
1,521 households
3 people in household15.9%
783 households
4 people in household11.5%
566 households
5 people in household2.6%
127 households
6 people in household0.7%
34 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Westerhope · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.2%
1,544 residents
15–2914.4%
1,567 residents
30–4415.9%
1,730 residents
45–6426.2%
2,843 residents
65 and over29.2%
3,169 residents
Westerhope · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96%
10,409 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.3%
245 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
114 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
60 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
19 residents
Westerhope · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.1%
2,501 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.1%
1,852 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.6%
1,618 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.9%
1,186 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
913 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship9.2%
845 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
301 residents aged 16 and over
Westerhope · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.8%
4,870 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.7%
4,213 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
132 residents aged 16 and over
Westerhope · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.9%
1,928 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.7%
1,445 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%
1,223 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.8%
1,090 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.2%
938 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.2%
851 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
734 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
606 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
400 residents aged 16 and over
Westerhope · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.1%
4,784 residents
Good health34.4%
3,736 residents
Fair health14.7%
1,597 residents
Bad health5.3%
572 residents
Very bad health1.5%
164 residents
Westerhope · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.4%
8,727 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.6%
2,126 residents
Westerhope · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.4%
2,439 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.9%
1,623 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.3%
753 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
117 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Westerhope · 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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