Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02007104

Elswick South

Elswick South is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,536 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

5,536

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,170

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,132.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

15.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

59.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.9%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Elswick South

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

Tenure

Social rented69.8%

1,514 households

Owned15.7%

341 households

Private rented13.3%

289 households

Lives rent free1%

22 households

Shared ownership0.2%

4 households

Elswick South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement46.2%

1,004 households

Terraced29.6%

642 households

Semi-detached12.7%

275 households

Detached5.7%

123 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4%

86 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%

28 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%

12 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

1 households

Elswick South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household59.7%

1,295 households

1 car or van in household31.1%

675 households

2 cars or vans in household7.3%

158 households

3 or more cars or vans in household1.9%

42 households

Elswick South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms46.9%

1,017 households

3 bedrooms28.1%

609 households

1 bedroom15.2%

329 households

4 or more bedrooms9.8%

213 households

Elswick South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household49.4%

1,071 households

One-person household41.1%

891 households

Other household types9.6%

208 households

Elswick South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household41%

891 households

2 people in household21.6%

470 households

3 people in household12.8%

277 households

4 people in household9.9%

214 households

5 people in household7.7%

167 households

6 people in household4.7%

103 households

7 people in household1.4%

30 households

8 or more people in household0.9%

19 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Elswick South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.7%

1,258 residents

15–2919.9%

1,099 residents

30–4423.6%

1,307 residents

45–6424.3%

1,346 residents

65 and over9.5%

524 residents

Elswick South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White45.7%

2,530 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh32.4%

1,795 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African12.4%

687 residents

Other ethnic group6.6%

365 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%

156 residents

Elswick South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications35.1%

1,473 residents aged 16 and over

Level 4 qualifications or above21.9%

920 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications11.5%

484 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications11.4%

481 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%

480 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications4.4%

183 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship4.3%

181 residents aged 16 and over

Elswick South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive52.4%

2,202 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active (excluding full-time students)44.1%

1,853 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student3.6%

150 residents aged 16 and over

Elswick South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed25.6%

1,075 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations18.4%

774 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations13%

546 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students11.6%

489 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.5%

355 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.9%

290 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations6.6%

277 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%

230 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.9%

163 residents aged 16 and over

Elswick South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.7%

2,363 residents

Good health31.4%

1,739 residents

Fair health14.8%

819 residents

Bad health8.3%

460 residents

Very bad health2.8%

157 residents

Elswick South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.7%

4,247 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act23.3%

1,289 residents

Elswick South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%

772 households

Household is not deprived in any dimension27.1%

589 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions24%

521 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions12.9%

281 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%

9 households

Elswick South · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02007104

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Elswick South

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Elswick South

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.