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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02007100

Shieldfield & Quayside

Shieldfield & Quayside is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,418 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
8,418

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,026

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

10,354.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

17.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

57.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.7%

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.

Portsea, Portsmouth10,275 residents · 13.2% owned · 59.2% no carLeicester City South, Leicester10,114 residents · 11.2% owned · 61.7% no carCentral & Islington, Liverpool14,133 residents · 10.5% owned · 71.2% no carCentral Coventry, Coventry11,152 residents · 23.2% owned · 55.7% no carWharf & University, Lincoln10,448 residents · 30.5% owned · 39.1% no carUniversity & Little Woodhouse, Leeds9,987 residents · 8.0% owned · 60.9% no car

Most similar within Newcastle upon Tyne

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Newcastle City Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne10,250 residents · 14.1% owned · 66.4% no carHeaton Park & Portland Road, Newcastle upon Tyne8,666 residents · 26.9% owned · 43.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shieldfield & Quayside

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

Tenure

Social rented42.8%
868 households
Private rented38.8%
786 households
Owned17.7%
358 households
Lives rent free0.3%
7 households
Shared ownership0.3%
7 households
Shieldfield & Quayside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement85.8%
1,740 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse4.6%
93 households
Terraced2.7%
55 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.6%
53 households
Semi-detached2%
41 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
26 households
Detached1%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Shieldfield & Quayside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household57.2%
1,160 households
1 car or van in household35.2%
713 households
2 cars or vans in household6.5%
131 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.1%
23 households
Shieldfield & Quayside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms51.2%
1,039 households
1 bedroom27.3%
554 households
3 bedrooms14.7%
298 households
4 or more bedrooms6.8%
137 households
Shieldfield & Quayside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household52.1%
1,057 households
Single family household32.8%
665 households
Other household types15.2%
308 households
Shieldfield & Quayside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household52.1%
1,057 households
2 people in household30.9%
627 households
3 people in household9.1%
185 households
4 people in household5.4%
109 households
5 people in household1.4%
28 households
6 people in household0.9%
18 households
7 people in household0.2%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Shieldfield & Quayside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 153.2%
273 residents
15–2973.8%
6,215 residents
30–4410%
843 residents
45–648.8%
741 residents
65 and over4.1%
347 residents
Shieldfield & Quayside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White75.9%
6,387 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12%
1,010 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.8%
401 residents
Other ethnic group3.9%
325 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%
295 residents
Shieldfield & Quayside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 3 qualifications49.5%
4,024 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above32.7%
2,662 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications6.6%
535 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications4.9%
398 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3%
245 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.4%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Shieldfield & Quayside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive55%
4,470 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student22.7%
1,850 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)22.3%
1,814 residents aged 16 and over
Shieldfield & Quayside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students66.9%
5,439 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.6%
539 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.6%
538 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.8%
392 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.4%
360 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations3.6%
291 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations3.3%
270 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers2%
165 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations1.7%
136 residents aged 16 and over
Shieldfield & Quayside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.7%
4,182 residents
Good health36.9%
3,108 residents
Fair health10%
838 residents
Bad health2.6%
219 residents
Very bad health0.8%
71 residents
Shieldfield & Quayside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83%
6,987 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17%
1,431 residents
Shieldfield & Quayside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.9%
992 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.4%
596 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.9%
322 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.6%
113 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
4 households
Shieldfield & Quayside · 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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