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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02007060

Central Stockton & Portrack

Central Stockton & Portrack is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,102 residents in Stockton-on-Tees. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Stockton-on-Tees
6,102

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,861

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,755.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

31.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

49.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.4%

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.

Hendon & Docks, Sunderland7,655 residents · 31.5% owned · 53.0% no carBootle South, Sefton7,691 residents · 27.0% owned · 55.8% no carSouth Shields West, South Tyneside7,419 residents · 33.5% owned · 51.2% no carKirkdale North, Liverpool8,800 residents · 29.1% owned · 56.7% no carKirkdale South & Vauxhall, Liverpool7,163 residents · 25.1% owned · 52.3% no carEverton East, Liverpool7,115 residents · 20.9% owned · 58.7% no car

Most similar within Stockton-on-Tees

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Thornaby North, Stockton-on-Tees5,364 residents · 33.5% owned · 43.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Central Stockton & Portrack

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

Tenure

Social rented44.6%
1,275 households
Owned31.4%
897 households
Private rented22.9%
655 households
Shared ownership1%
28 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Central Stockton & Portrack · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced33.6%
962 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26%
745 households
Semi-detached23.1%
661 households
Detached8.8%
252 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.2%
149 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.9%
54 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
39 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Central Stockton & Portrack · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household49.9%
1,429 households
1 car or van in household33.7%
966 households
2 cars or vans in household13.8%
394 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.6%
74 households
Central Stockton & Portrack · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms35.7%
1,022 households
3 bedrooms32.5%
930 households
1 bedroom23%
658 households
4 or more bedrooms8.8%
253 households
Central Stockton & Portrack · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household48.4%
1,386 households
Single family household46.4%
1,327 households
Other household types5.2%
149 households
Central Stockton & Portrack · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household48.4%
1,386 households
2 people in household22.1%
634 households
3 people in household12.6%
361 households
4 people in household10.3%
296 households
5 people in household4.1%
118 households
6 people in household1.1%
32 households
8 or more people in household1%
30 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Central Stockton & Portrack · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.2%
1,173 residents
15–2921.1%
1,286 residents
30–4424%
1,465 residents
45–6423.4%
1,425 residents
65 and over12.3%
751 residents
Central Stockton & Portrack · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White76.9%
4,694 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.3%
631 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.5%
455 residents
Other ethnic group3.2%
198 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
128 residents
Central Stockton & Portrack · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30.2%
1,459 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.4%
1,081 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.2%
689 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.5%
652 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
548 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
287 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
120 residents aged 16 and over
Central Stockton & Portrack · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)49.8%
2,411 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.3%
2,290 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.8%
137 residents aged 16 and over
Central Stockton & Portrack · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed25%
1,208 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations18.2%
880 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.2%
590 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.6%
562 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.1%
394 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.8%
379 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.2%
348 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
273 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.2%
203 residents aged 16 and over
Central Stockton & Portrack · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.3%
2,460 residents
Good health30.8%
1,880 residents
Fair health17.3%
1,055 residents
Bad health8.5%
516 residents
Very bad health3.1%
191 residents
Central Stockton & Portrack · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act72.9%
4,450 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act27.1%
1,652 residents
Central Stockton & Portrack · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension33.5%
960 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.5%
874 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions25.8%
739 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.4%
270 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
20 households
Central Stockton & Portrack · 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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