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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000993

Hall I' th' Wood

Hall I' th' Wood is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,434 residents in Bolton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bolton
8,434

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,450

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,639.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

38.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.8%

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.

Langley & Wood Side, Rochdale12,281 residents · 43.6% owned · 36.0% no carHollin Park & Fearnville, Leeds7,977 residents · 43.7% owned · 35.3% no carBaguley East & Wythenshawe Park, Manchester9,230 residents · 43.1% owned · 31.7% no carHulme, Warrington8,070 residents · 45.6% owned · 30.7% no carBramley East, Leeds8,148 residents · 47.7% owned · 34.8% no carKenton, Newcastle upon Tyne11,802 residents · 45.7% owned · 36.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hall I' th' Wood

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

Tenure

Social rented41.9%
1,447 households
Owned38.2%
1,318 households
Private rented19.2%
663 households
Lives rent free0.3%
11 households
Shared ownership0.3%
11 households
Hall I' th' Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.8%
1,409 households
Terraced33.5%
1,155 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.9%
548 households
Detached8.6%
298 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
20 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Hall I' th' Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.2%
1,420 households
No cars or vans in household36%
1,243 households
2 cars or vans in household19.2%
663 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.6%
124 households
Hall I' th' Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.8%
1,615 households
2 bedrooms32.2%
1,111 households
1 bedroom13.4%
464 households
4 or more bedrooms7.5%
260 households
Hall I' th' Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.8%
2,130 households
One-person household32.6%
1,124 households
Other household types5.7%
195 households
Hall I' th' Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.6%
1,124 households
2 people in household26%
897 households
3 people in household18.6%
641 households
4 people in household14.3%
495 households
5 people in household5.6%
192 households
6 people in household2.1%
72 households
7 people in household0.7%
25 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hall I' th' Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1524.5%
2,069 residents
15–2920.5%
1,733 residents
30–4422%
1,860 residents
45–6422.1%
1,868 residents
65 and over10.8%
907 residents
Hall I' th' Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White81.9%
6,906 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7%
594 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.6%
559 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
269 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
107 residents
Hall I' th' Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.3%
1,518 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23.8%
1,488 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
1,023 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
943 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
737 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
403 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
134 residents aged 16 and over
Hall I' th' Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59%
3,684 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.9%
2,427 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
131 residents aged 16 and over
Hall I' th' Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.8%
1,173 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.4%
964 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.7%
920 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13%
813 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
697 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.7%
484 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.5%
468 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.3%
391 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
337 residents aged 16 and over
Hall I' th' Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48%
4,047 residents
Good health30.8%
2,597 residents
Fair health13.6%
1,149 residents
Bad health6.1%
511 residents
Very bad health1.5%
130 residents
Hall I' th' Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.5%
6,703 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.5%
1,731 residents
Hall I' th' Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.6%
1,331 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.4%
1,119 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.6%
745 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.1%
244 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Hall I' th' Wood · 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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