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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000996

Breightmet North

Breightmet North is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,575 residents in Bolton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bolton
8,575

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,382

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,938.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

38.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

37.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

17.9%

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.

Caerau East, Cardiff6,643 residents · 45.3% owned · 33.9% no carLittle Hulton North, Salford8,704 residents · 32.4% owned · 37.2% no carEyres Monsell, Leicester8,651 residents · 41.5% owned · 34.9% no carBulwell West, Nottingham8,695 residents · 43.8% owned · 40.1% no carBentilee & Ubberley, Stoke-on-Trent10,449 residents · 29.1% owned · 36.9% no carBelle Isle North, Leeds6,364 residents · 30.0% owned · 46.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Breightmet North

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

Tenure

Social rented51.9%
1,755 households
Owned38.1%
1,287 households
Private rented9.5%
320 households
Lives rent free0.6%
19 households
Shared ownership0%
1 households
Breightmet North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached51.8%
1,754 households
Terraced25.8%
872 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.4%
453 households
Detached7.3%
248 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
41 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Breightmet North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.3%
1,365 households
No cars or vans in household37.9%
1,283 households
2 cars or vans in household17.1%
580 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.6%
155 households
Breightmet North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.4%
1,672 households
2 bedrooms31.6%
1,068 households
1 bedroom14%
473 households
4 or more bedrooms5%
169 households
Breightmet North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.2%
2,170 households
One-person household31.3%
1,057 households
Other household types4.6%
155 households
Breightmet North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.2%
1,057 households
2 people in household28.1%
952 households
3 people in household17.9%
605 households
4 people in household12.7%
428 households
5 people in household6.1%
206 households
6 people in household2.3%
79 households
8 or more people in household1.1%
37 households
7 people in household0.6%
19 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Breightmet North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1524.3%
2,086 residents
15–2917.7%
1,514 residents
30–4420.7%
1,775 residents
45–6423.1%
1,983 residents
65 and over14.2%
1,218 residents
Breightmet North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.9%
7,360 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.8%
501 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.3%
368 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.4%
206 residents
Other ethnic group1.6%
138 residents
Breightmet North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30.3%
1,930 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above17.9%
1,141 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.3%
976 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
952 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
778 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
393 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
196 residents aged 16 and over
Breightmet North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.3%
3,204 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.3%
3,010 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
154 residents aged 16 and over
Breightmet North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19%
1,212 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed17.5%
1,112 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.5%
987 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.4%
727 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.4%
659 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.8%
497 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.5%
475 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
396 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.7%
302 residents aged 16 and over
Breightmet North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.8%
3,672 residents
Good health33%
2,828 residents
Fair health15.6%
1,339 residents
Bad health6.4%
549 residents
Very bad health2.2%
187 residents
Breightmet North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76%
6,521 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24%
2,054 residents
Breightmet North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension34.3%
1,159 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension31.1%
1,052 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.6%
798 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions10.5%
356 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
16 households
Breightmet North · 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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