Durham: Proficiency in English

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63000190

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Key Facts

All Residents	51,528
Male	25,540
Female	26,003
Households	18,430

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Durham. They may not, therefore, be precisely accurate. Age-standardised statistics and population density are not available for aggregated datasets.

Related Census Areas
Is within
- England
  Country
- North East
  Regions
- North East
  Combined Authorities
- County Durham
  Unitary Authorities
Borders with

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- Output Area at NZ269437
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- County Durham 028E
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- County Durham 029A
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- County Durham 033B
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- County Durham 023A
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- County Durham 022A
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- County Durham 023B
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- County Durham 023C
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- County Durham 033D
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- County Durham 022D
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- County Durham 023D
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- County Durham 028C
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- County Durham 028B
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- Output Area at NZ285460
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- Output Area at NZ287457
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- County Durham 026B
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- County Durham 028A
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- County Durham 022E
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- County Durham 029B
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- Durham City
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- Aykley Heads, Neville's Cross & Langley Moor
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- Belmont
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- Durham South
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- Elvet and Gilesgate
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- Framwellgate and Newton Hall
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- Neville's Cross
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- Belmont
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- Framwellgate Moor
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- Witton Gilbert
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- Gilesgate & Old Durham
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- Belmont & Carrville
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- County Durham 029C
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- County Durham 033F
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- County Durham 033G
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- Newton Hall & Brasside
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- Pity Me & Framwellgate Moor
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- City of Durham
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- Esh and Witton Gilbert
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- Bearpark & Witton Gilbert
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Contains
- County Durham 022B
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- County Durham 033C
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- County Durham 030A
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- County Durham 028D
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- County Durham 022C
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Table Code	ts029
Issued	2022-11-29
Unit of Measure	Person
Number of Response Options	6

Description
Data
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This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents in England and Wales by their proficiency in English. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Summary

How well people whose main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales) speak English.

Proficiency in English language: Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over	50,688
Main language is English (English or Welsh in Wales)	47,210
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales)	3,478
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Can speak English very well	1,919
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Can speak English well	1,230
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Cannot speak English well	297
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Cannot speak English	32

These values are calculated by adding up the values for census output areas contained within Durham. They may, therefore, be slightly inaccurate due to administrative boundaries not precisely aligning with census boundaries.

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