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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02007097

Heaton Park & Portland Road

Heaton Park & Portland Road is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,666 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
8,666

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,747

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,184.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

26.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

43.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.8%

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.

Wharf & University, Lincoln10,448 residents · 30.5% owned · 39.1% no carBangor City, Gwynedd8,615 residents · 30.4% owned · 38.6% no carBroomhall, Sheffield7,657 residents · 44.5% owned · 31.9% no carHyde Park Corner & Woodhouse Cliff, Leeds13,634 residents · 19.2% owned · 43.4% no carHighfield & Lowfield, Sheffield12,869 residents · 32.3% owned · 44.9% no carLadybarn, Manchester9,729 residents · 30.8% owned · 39.6% no car

Most similar within Newcastle upon Tyne

The closest matches in the same local authority.

South Jesmond & Sandyford, Newcastle upon Tyne8,972 residents · 34.4% owned · 32.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Heaton Park & Portland Road

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

Tenure

Private rented45.4%
1,247 households
Social rented27%
743 households
Owned26.9%
740 households
Lives rent free0.4%
10 households
Shared ownership0.3%
7 households
Heaton Park & Portland Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement41%
1,125 households
Terraced29.7%
815 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits21.7%
597 households
Semi-detached4.7%
128 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
36 households
Detached1.1%
31 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Heaton Park & Portland Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household43.4%
1,190 households
1 car or van in household38.1%
1,046 households
2 cars or vans in household14.4%
394 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.1%
113 households
Heaton Park & Portland Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms41.4%
1,136 households
3 bedrooms23.7%
649 households
4 or more bedrooms23%
630 households
1 bedroom12%
328 households
Heaton Park & Portland Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household35.4%
972 households
One-person household34.9%
960 households
Other household types29.7%
817 households
Heaton Park & Portland Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35%
961 households
2 people in household30.8%
846 households
3 people in household14.4%
396 households
4 people in household10%
275 households
5 people in household5.5%
152 households
6 people in household2.9%
80 households
7 people in household0.8%
22 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Heaton Park & Portland Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 155.6%
484 residents
15–2966.8%
5,795 residents
30–4411.9%
1,030 residents
45–649.9%
857 residents
65 and over5.8%
504 residents
Heaton Park & Portland Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.1%
7,373 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.9%
594 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.3%
290 residents
Other ethnic group2.7%
231 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.1%
179 residents
Heaton Park & Portland Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 3 qualifications48%
3,915 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above35.8%
2,919 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications6.4%
525 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications4.6%
374 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications2.7%
217 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.5%
119 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.1%
91 residents aged 16 and over
Heaton Park & Portland Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive50%
4,078 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)30.9%
2,524 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student19.1%
1,559 residents aged 16 and over
Heaton Park & Portland Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students57.4%
4,683 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.9%
886 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.5%
690 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5%
412 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations4.7%
384 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations4.5%
367 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.2%
342 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers2.9%
239 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations1.9%
157 residents aged 16 and over
Heaton Park & Portland Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.5%
4,552 residents
Good health34.6%
3,003 residents
Fair health9.4%
818 residents
Bad health2.7%
230 residents
Very bad health0.7%
65 residents
Heaton Park & Portland Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.2%
7,297 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.8%
1,368 residents
Heaton Park & Portland Road · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.8%
1,395 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32%
878 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.7%
348 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.3%
119 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Heaton Park & Portland Road · 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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