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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000994

Halliwell & Brownlow Fold

Halliwell & Brownlow Fold is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,047 residents in Bolton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bolton
9,047

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,317

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,929.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

37.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

39.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.2%

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.

Rose Hill & Castleward, Derby11,564 residents · 33.7% owned · 46.8% no carNelson Bradley, Pendle7,707 residents · 46.9% owned · 38.3% no carCentral Rochdale & Mandale Park, Rochdale12,014 residents · 35.4% owned · 46.6% no carBroomfields & East Bowling, Bradford6,211 residents · 32.8% owned · 51.4% no carNelson East, Pendle10,466 residents · 46.2% owned · 40.3% no carCentral Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen9,071 residents · 32.6% owned · 47.0% no car

Most similar within Bolton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Rumworth North, Bolton9,343 residents · 38.3% owned · 41.2% no carGilnow & Victory, Bolton10,433 residents · 43.6% owned · 37.3% no carBurnden & Great Lever, Bolton9,845 residents · 42.1% owned · 36.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Halliwell & Brownlow Fold

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

Tenure

Owned37.6%
1,248 households
Social rented37.4%
1,242 households
Private rented24.2%
804 households
Lives rent free0.4%
12 households
Shared ownership0.3%
11 households
Halliwell & Brownlow Fold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced59.2%
1,966 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18%
597 households
Semi-detached14.1%
469 households
Detached6.6%
218 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
36 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
25 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Halliwell & Brownlow Fold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.1%
1,398 households
No cars or vans in household39.5%
1,309 households
2 cars or vans in household15%
497 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.4%
113 households
Halliwell & Brownlow Fold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms45%
1,492 households
3 bedrooms24.4%
808 households
1 bedroom18.6%
616 households
4 or more bedrooms12.1%
402 households
Halliwell & Brownlow Fold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.7%
1,846 households
One-person household35.8%
1,189 households
Other household types8.5%
282 households
Halliwell & Brownlow Fold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.9%
1,189 households
2 people in household19.8%
658 households
3 people in household14.6%
485 households
4 people in household12.5%
415 households
5 people in household8.4%
278 households
6 people in household4.4%
146 households
8 or more people in household2.2%
73 households
7 people in household2.2%
72 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Halliwell & Brownlow Fold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1525%
2,266 residents
15–2921%
1,904 residents
30–4422%
1,990 residents
45–6421.6%
1,951 residents
65 and over10.4%
937 residents
Halliwell & Brownlow Fold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh50.3%
4,553 residents
White35.8%
3,241 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.8%
703 residents
Other ethnic group3.8%
346 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
203 residents
Halliwell & Brownlow Fold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications32.5%
2,158 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.2%
1,341 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.3%
885 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.3%
882 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.5%
828 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.1%
275 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.1%
275 residents aged 16 and over
Halliwell & Brownlow Fold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive48.5%
3,227 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)48.1%
3,199 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.3%
221 residents aged 16 and over
Halliwell & Brownlow Fold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed23.9%
1,587 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations18%
1,194 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.8%
850 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.4%
693 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.6%
640 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.2%
609 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.2%
548 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
274 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.7%
249 residents aged 16 and over
Halliwell & Brownlow Fold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.1%
4,440 residents
Good health30.3%
2,739 residents
Fair health13.5%
1,220 residents
Bad health5.5%
498 residents
Very bad health1.7%
153 residents
Halliwell & Brownlow Fold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.4%
7,454 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.6%
1,593 residents
Halliwell & Brownlow Fold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.3%
1,203 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension27.2%
903 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions24.9%
826 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions11%
365 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
20 households
Halliwell & Brownlow Fold · 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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