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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001005

Burnden & Great Lever

Burnden & Great Lever is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,845 residents in Bolton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bolton
9,845

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,389

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,910.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

42.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.1%

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 carOldbury & Rood End, Sandwell8,258 residents · 48.3% owned · 34.6% no carGreat Horton & Brackenhill, Bradford7,318 residents · 48.1% owned · 39.8% no carHay Mills & Tyseley, Birmingham7,725 residents · 48.4% owned · 35.8% no carWalsall West, Walsall7,981 residents · 39.5% owned · 37.0% no car

Most similar within Bolton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Gilnow & Victory, Bolton10,433 residents · 43.6% owned · 37.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Burnden & Great Lever

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

Tenure

Owned42.1%
1,426 households
Private rented31.8%
1,077 households
Social rented24.9%
845 households
Shared ownership0.7%
24 households
Lives rent free0.5%
17 households
Burnden & Great Lever · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced38.4%
1,300 households
Semi-detached30.2%
1,024 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.6%
595 households
Detached10.1%
342 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
49 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
47 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
29 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Burnden & Great Lever · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.8%
1,451 households
No cars or vans in household36.1%
1,225 households
2 cars or vans in household16.9%
572 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.2%
142 households
Burnden & Great Lever · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms34.9%
1,183 households
3 bedrooms34%
1,151 households
1 bedroom17.5%
594 households
4 or more bedrooms13.6%
461 households
Burnden & Great Lever · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57%
1,931 households
One-person household32.6%
1,105 households
Other household types10.4%
352 households
Burnden & Great Lever · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.6%
1,105 households
2 people in household25.1%
851 households
3 people in household12.8%
434 households
4 people in household10.2%
345 households
5 people in household8.2%
278 households
6 people in household4.9%
167 households
8 or more people in household3.5%
120 households
7 people in household2.7%
90 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Burnden & Great Lever · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1524.8%
2,446 residents
15–2922.6%
2,227 residents
30–4421.8%
2,148 residents
45–6419.1%
1,885 residents
65 and over11.6%
1,138 residents
Burnden & Great Lever · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh49.3%
4,855 residents
White39%
3,838 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.6%
553 residents
Other ethnic group3.9%
384 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
215 residents
Burnden & Great Lever · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications32.5%
2,357 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23.1%
1,680 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.7%
995 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.7%
849 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
801 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
345 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
233 residents aged 16 and over
Burnden & Great Lever · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.4%
3,662 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.1%
3,347 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.5%
251 residents aged 16 and over
Burnden & Great Lever · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed19.4%
1,405 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations19.1%
1,387 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.3%
894 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11.2%
813 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.2%
737 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
715 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.2%
666 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5%
365 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.8%
278 residents aged 16 and over
Burnden & Great Lever · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47%
4,630 residents
Good health33.9%
3,334 residents
Fair health13%
1,284 residents
Bad health4.5%
444 residents
Very bad health1.6%
153 residents
Burnden & Great Lever · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.4%
8,313 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.6%
1,532 residents
Burnden & Great Lever · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%
1,204 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.7%
1,175 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.5%
728 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.5%
255 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%
28 households
Burnden & Great Lever · 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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