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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001004

Rumworth North

Rumworth North is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,343 residents in Bolton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bolton
9,343

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,059

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9,713.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

38.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

41.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.2%

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.

Deeplish, Rochdale10,296 residents · 46.8% owned · 34.3% no carRose Hill & Castleward, Derby11,564 residents · 33.7% owned · 46.8% no carNelson Bradley, Pendle7,707 residents · 46.9% owned · 38.3% no carOldham Town South, Oldham8,679 residents · 40.9% owned · 38.9% no carSt Matthews & Highfields North, Leicester12,361 residents · 33.5% owned · 44.4% no carLockwood, Kirklees7,790 residents · 48.8% owned · 37.3% no car

Most similar within Bolton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Halliwell & Brownlow Fold, Bolton9,047 residents · 37.6% owned · 39.5% no carLever Edge, Bolton9,156 residents · 41.3% owned · 31.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rumworth North

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

Tenure

Owned38.3%
1,173 households
Social rented37.8%
1,157 households
Private rented22.9%
700 households
Lives rent free0.7%
22 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Rumworth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced57.2%
1,749 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20.7%
632 households
Semi-detached13.5%
412 households
Detached5.7%
173 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
43 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
40 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
Rumworth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.7%
1,305 households
No cars or vans in household41.2%
1,259 households
2 cars or vans in household12.7%
387 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.5%
108 households
Rumworth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms41.5%
1,270 households
3 bedrooms29.2%
893 households
1 bedroom16.2%
494 households
4 or more bedrooms13.1%
401 households
Rumworth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.8%
1,862 households
One-person household29.3%
898 households
Other household types9.8%
300 households
Rumworth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household29.4%
898 households
2 people in household21.7%
664 households
3 people in household13.2%
403 households
4 people in household13%
397 households
5 people in household10.1%
309 households
6 people in household5.5%
168 households
8 or more people in household3.8%
115 households
7 people in household3.4%
103 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rumworth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1525.7%
2,400 residents
15–2921.8%
2,035 residents
30–4420.5%
1,915 residents
45–6422.3%
2,084 residents
65 and over9.7%
909 residents
Rumworth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh55.7%
5,204 residents
White19.6%
1,828 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African16.9%
1,576 residents
Other ethnic group5.6%
527 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
210 residents
Rumworth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications36.4%
2,462 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.2%
1,300 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.6%
850 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12%
815 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
779 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.6%
308 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.7%
252 residents aged 16 and over
Rumworth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive51.5%
3,488 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)45.3%
3,064 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.2%
218 residents aged 16 and over
Rumworth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed25.4%
1,720 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations19.5%
1,322 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students13.4%
908 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11%
746 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.7%
524 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.7%
522 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.5%
507 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
276 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.6%
241 residents aged 16 and over
Rumworth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.5%
4,723 residents
Good health30.1%
2,814 residents
Fair health12.5%
1,164 residents
Bad health5.2%
485 residents
Very bad health1.7%
159 residents
Rumworth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.7%
7,916 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.3%
1,427 residents
Rumworth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.9%
1,160 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions27.4%
838 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension23.3%
712 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions10.6%
325 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%
24 households
Rumworth 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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