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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02007022

Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale

Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,145 residents in County Durham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for County Durham
12,145

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,607

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

20.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.8%

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.

Brampton & Irthing, Carlisle6,485 residents · 66.3% owned · 16.3% no carSettle, Hellifield & Horton, Craven7,879 residents · 72.8% owned · 14.1% no carPickering & Thornton Dale, Ryedale10,614 residents · 71.6% owned · 14.9% no carHaltwhistle & Bardon Mill, Northumberland6,718 residents · 67.2% owned · 17.8% no carMarket Rasen & Brookenby, West Lindsey9,727 residents · 69.7% owned · 15.2% no carLlangollen & Llandrillo, Denbighshire6,237 residents · 66.3% owned · 15.6% no car

Most similar within County Durham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Stanhope & Weardale, County Durham7,828 residents · 72.3% owned · 14.0% no carEvenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop, County Durham12,569 residents · 69.2% owned · 13.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale

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

Tenure

Owned67.8%
3,799 households
Private rented19.1%
1,069 households
Social rented12.7%
712 households
Shared ownership0.5%
27 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached33%
1,851 households
Semi-detached30.5%
1,713 households
Terraced27%
1,513 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.2%
345 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
60 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
60 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
43 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
24 households
Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.6%
2,501 households
2 cars or vans in household28.4%
1,592 households
No cars or vans in household15.7%
880 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.3%
636 households
Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.1%
2,251 households
2 bedrooms28.8%
1,613 households
4 or more bedrooms25.3%
1,417 households
1 bedroom5.8%
326 households
Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.8%
3,525 households
One-person household34.3%
1,926 households
Other household types2.8%
158 households
Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.9%
2,297 households
1 person in household34.3%
1,926 households
3 people in household12.3%
693 households
4 people in household9.2%
518 households
5 people in household2.3%
127 households
6 people in household0.6%
36 households
7 people in household0.2%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.1%
1,592 residents
15–2914.5%
1,763 residents
30–4413%
1,581 residents
45–6430.6%
3,712 residents
65 and over28.8%
3,497 residents
Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.6%
11,854 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
121 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
75 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
73 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
19 residents
Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.8%
3,424 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.8%
1,860 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
1,725 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
1,489 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
993 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
643 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
303 residents aged 16 and over
Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.1%
5,337 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.8%
4,991 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
108 residents aged 16 and over
Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.9%
2,182 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.4%
1,501 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.7%
1,327 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.3%
1,180 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.4%
1,086 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.3%
1,075 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.7%
904 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
750 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
433 residents aged 16 and over
Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.6%
5,417 residents
Good health35.6%
4,319 residents
Fair health14.8%
1,800 residents
Bad health4%
482 residents
Very bad health1%
127 residents
Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.7%
9,683 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.3%
2,462 residents
Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.7%
2,845 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.2%
1,975 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.1%
681 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
105 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
2 households
Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale · 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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