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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02007098

Byker East

Byker East is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,507 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
6,507

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,995

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,582.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

40.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

49.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.0%

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.

Walkden North West, Salford6,061 residents · 46.1% owned · 35.8% no carRadcliffe, Bury8,617 residents · 36.2% owned · 40.9% no carBeacon Lough & Wrekenton, Gateshead7,869 residents · 39.5% owned · 45.3% no carPelaw, Felling Shore & Bill Quay, Gateshead6,667 residents · 41.0% owned · 43.2% no carBarclay Hills & Trinity, Burnley9,618 residents · 40.0% owned · 41.5% no carChirton, North Tyneside7,745 residents · 37.2% owned · 43.3% no car

Most similar within Newcastle upon Tyne

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Fawdon South, Newcastle upon Tyne10,103 residents · 45.5% owned · 40.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Byker East

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

Tenure

Owned40%
1,197 households
Social rented37%
1,109 households
Private rented22.4%
670 households
Lives rent free0.5%
14 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Byker East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached30.6%
918 households
Terraced28.5%
855 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement27%
810 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.7%
201 households
Detached5.7%
172 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Byker East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household49.7%
1,490 households
1 car or van in household36.9%
1,106 households
2 cars or vans in household10.6%
319 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.7%
81 households
Byker East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.2%
1,264 households
2 bedrooms40.6%
1,215 households
1 bedroom12.2%
364 households
4 or more bedrooms5.1%
152 households
Byker East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.2%
1,594 households
One-person household40.2%
1,205 households
Other household types6.5%
196 households
Byker East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household40.2%
1,205 households
2 people in household29.6%
886 households
3 people in household16.1%
481 households
4 people in household8.3%
249 households
5 people in household3%
91 households
6 people in household2%
61 households
7 people in household0.6%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Byker East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.2%
1,182 residents
15–2920.6%
1,339 residents
30–4421%
1,369 residents
45–6423.7%
1,540 residents
65 and over16.6%
1,078 residents
Byker East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.7%
5,711 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.5%
293 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.6%
232 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%
150 residents
Other ethnic group1.9%
123 residents
Byker East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.7%
1,514 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23%
1,213 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15%
791 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13%
683 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
582 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
370 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Byker East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.9%
2,735 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.5%
2,400 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.6%
135 residents aged 16 and over
Byker East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19%
1,000 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed18%
950 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.3%
808 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.7%
615 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.6%
560 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.3%
387 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
333 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6%
317 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.7%
298 residents aged 16 and over
Byker East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.9%
2,660 residents
Good health31.8%
2,071 residents
Fair health17.8%
1,159 residents
Bad health7.1%
461 residents
Very bad health2.4%
154 residents
Byker East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75%
4,882 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25%
1,625 residents
Byker East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension35.1%
1,053 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
1,014 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.6%
706 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7%
210 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
13 households
Byker East · 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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