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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02007103

Byker South & St Peters

Byker South & St Peters is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,458 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
6,458

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,043

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,456.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

21.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

59.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.3%

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.

South Shields West, South Tyneside7,419 residents · 33.5% owned · 51.2% no carToxteth, Liverpool9,713 residents · 21.9% owned · 54.8% no carKirkdale North, Liverpool8,800 residents · 29.1% owned · 56.7% no carCentral Stockton & Portrack, Stockton-on-Tees6,102 residents · 31.4% owned · 49.9% no carRadcliffe, Bury8,617 residents · 36.2% owned · 40.9% no carFairfield West & Newsham Park, Liverpool8,621 residents · 28.0% owned · 54.8% no car

Most similar within Newcastle upon Tyne

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Byker East, Newcastle upon Tyne6,507 residents · 40.0% owned · 49.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Byker South & St Peters

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

Tenure

Social rented56.4%
1,715 households
Private rented22.1%
671 households
Owned21%
639 households
Lives rent free0.4%
11 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Byker South & St Peters · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement48.3%
1,467 households
Terraced30.8%
936 households
Semi-detached10.8%
327 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.1%
154 households
Detached3.4%
104 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
34 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Byker South & St Peters · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household59.2%
1,802 households
1 car or van in household30.8%
936 households
2 cars or vans in household8.9%
270 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.2%
35 households
Byker South & St Peters · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms35.8%
1,089 households
3 bedrooms33.9%
1,031 households
1 bedroom25.6%
778 households
4 or more bedrooms4.8%
145 households
Byker South & St Peters · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household46.7%
1,422 households
One-person household44.9%
1,366 households
Other household types8.3%
254 households
Byker South & St Peters · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household44.9%
1,366 households
2 people in household29.1%
886 households
3 people in household11.9%
363 households
4 people in household7.6%
232 households
5 people in household3.6%
109 households
6 people in household2.2%
68 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Byker South & St Peters · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.4%
1,188 residents
15–2923.6%
1,525 residents
30–4422.3%
1,440 residents
45–6424.2%
1,562 residents
65 and over11.5%
745 residents
Byker South & St Peters · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White76.6%
4,949 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African13.1%
844 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.4%
287 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.1%
202 residents
Other ethnic group2.7%
177 residents
Byker South & St Peters · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.3%
1,574 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications25.4%
1,316 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.4%
697 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.2%
631 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
540 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
314 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
117 residents aged 16 and over
Byker South & St Peters · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.5%
2,776 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.1%
2,234 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.4%
178 residents aged 16 and over
Byker South & St Peters · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.5%
1,011 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed17.3%
895 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13%
675 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.1%
626 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.7%
503 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.9%
463 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.9%
409 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.6%
343 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
263 residents aged 16 and over
Byker South & St Peters · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.4%
2,870 residents
Good health30%
1,940 residents
Fair health16.5%
1,068 residents
Bad health7%
451 residents
Very bad health2%
128 residents
Byker South & St Peters · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.7%
4,826 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.3%
1,632 residents
Byker South & St Peters · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38%
1,157 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
997 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.6%
657 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.1%
217 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
17 households
Byker South & St Peters · 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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