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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006909

The Fens, Elwick & Hart

The Fens, Elwick & Hart is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,688 residents in Hartlepool. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Hartlepool
12,688

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,509

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

221.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

84.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.1%

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.

Old Cantley, Auckley & Finningley, Doncaster8,196 residents · 86.2% owned · 9.4% no carLongton & Walmer Bridge, South Ribble8,315 residents · 84.3% owned · 8.9% no carRolleston-on-Dove & Tutbury, East Staffordshire10,440 residents · 79.7% owned · 11.2% no carMiddleton & Hurworth, Darlington9,369 residents · 79.3% owned · 9.6% no carHambleton, Monk Fryston & Byram, Selby7,411 residents · 77.7% owned · 8.6% no carHesketh Bank & Tarleton, West Lancashire9,020 residents · 82.6% owned · 8.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in The Fens, Elwick & Hart

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

Tenure

Owned84.3%
4,646 households
Private rented9.9%
545 households
Social rented5.4%
298 households
Shared ownership0.3%
19 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
The Fens, Elwick & Hart · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached51.1%
2,818 households
Semi-detached38.1%
2,102 households
Terraced8.2%
452 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.8%
98 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
16 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
12 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
The Fens, Elwick & Hart · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.5%
2,230 households
2 cars or vans in household35.7%
1,964 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.6%
749 households
No cars or vans in household10.2%
562 households
The Fens, Elwick & Hart · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.2%
2,157 households
4 or more bedrooms38.2%
2,105 households
2 bedrooms20.1%
1,108 households
1 bedroom2.5%
138 households
The Fens, Elwick & Hart · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.5%
3,940 households
One-person household25.6%
1,411 households
Other household types2.9%
159 households
The Fens, Elwick & Hart · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.1%
2,261 households
1 person in household25.6%
1,411 households
3 people in household16.7%
921 households
4 people in household12.9%
713 households
5 people in household2.9%
161 households
6 people in household0.5%
29 households
7 people in household0.1%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
The Fens, Elwick & Hart · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.4%
1,702 residents
15–2913.6%
1,727 residents
30–4415.3%
1,938 residents
45–6431.7%
4,023 residents
65 and over26%
3,297 residents
The Fens, Elwick & Hart · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97%
12,309 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.9%
241 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%
79 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
30 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
29 residents
The Fens, Elwick & Hart · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.1%
3,805 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.7%
2,028 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.5%
1,674 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.2%
1,425 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.7%
832 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.3%
791 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
271 residents aged 16 and over
The Fens, Elwick & Hart · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.3%
6,094 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.3%
4,574 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
158 residents aged 16 and over
The Fens, Elwick & Hart · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.6%
2,666 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.5%
1,461 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13%
1,406 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.7%
1,161 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
1,063 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.8%
1,061 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.3%
785 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
733 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
490 residents aged 16 and over
The Fens, Elwick & Hart · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.3%
6,130 residents
Good health34.5%
4,381 residents
Fair health12.6%
1,603 residents
Bad health3.5%
450 residents
Very bad health1%
124 residents
The Fens, Elwick & Hart · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.3%
10,570 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.7%
2,118 residents
The Fens, Elwick & Hart · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.2%
3,094 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
1,799 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.9%
543 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
70 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
2 households
The Fens, Elwick & Hart · 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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