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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001009

Daubhill & Fernhill Gate

Daubhill & Fernhill Gate is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,481 residents in Bolton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bolton
7,481

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,977

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,149.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.7%

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.

Chadderton Central, Oldham8,847 residents · 56.8% owned · 31.3% no carBuckley Wells & Fishpool, Bury7,779 residents · 56.7% owned · 28.8% no carSpotland Bridge, Rochdale8,149 residents · 56.5% owned · 26.4% no carCrosland Moor, Kirklees7,484 residents · 58.6% owned · 31.6% no carFenham, Newcastle upon Tyne11,810 residents · 56.8% owned · 32.8% no carCastleton & Trub, Rochdale10,458 residents · 62.3% owned · 26.4% no car

Most similar within Bolton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting, Bolton9,045 residents · 55.0% owned · 29.1% no carFarnworth North, Bolton6,524 residents · 52.1% owned · 31.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Daubhill & Fernhill Gate

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

Tenure

Owned53.8%
1,603 households
Social rented25.5%
758 households
Private rented19.9%
593 households
Shared ownership0.4%
13 households
Lives rent free0.3%
10 households
Daubhill & Fernhill Gate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced42.4%
1,263 households
Semi-detached29.8%
887 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.7%
466 households
Detached10%
299 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
34 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
22 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Daubhill & Fernhill Gate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.5%
1,324 households
No cars or vans in household29.1%
866 households
2 cars or vans in household20.7%
615 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.8%
172 households
Daubhill & Fernhill Gate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.4%
1,262 households
2 bedrooms32.3%
961 households
1 bedroom14.6%
436 households
4 or more bedrooms10.7%
318 households
Daubhill & Fernhill Gate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.6%
1,835 households
One-person household32.7%
973 households
Other household types5.7%
169 households
Daubhill & Fernhill Gate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.7%
973 households
2 people in household27.3%
812 households
3 people in household16.3%
486 households
4 people in household12%
357 households
5 people in household6.9%
205 households
6 people in household2.9%
86 households
7 people in household1%
29 households
8 or more people in household0.9%
28 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Daubhill & Fernhill Gate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.8%
1,708 residents
15–2917.6%
1,317 residents
30–4420.5%
1,530 residents
45–6423.1%
1,731 residents
65 and over16%
1,194 residents
Daubhill & Fernhill Gate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White59.7%
4,466 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh30.9%
2,315 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.4%
333 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
186 residents
Other ethnic group2.5%
184 residents
Daubhill & Fernhill Gate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.3%
1,493 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23.7%
1,343 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
895 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.5%
766 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%
606 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
376 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Daubhill & Fernhill Gate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.6%
3,155 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42%
2,384 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
131 residents aged 16 and over
Daubhill & Fernhill Gate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.8%
1,010 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.8%
781 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.8%
781 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%
767 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
685 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.9%
560 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.4%
420 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.5%
368 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
303 residents aged 16 and over
Daubhill & Fernhill Gate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.8%
3,574 residents
Good health31.7%
2,368 residents
Fair health14%
1,045 residents
Bad health5%
376 residents
Very bad health1.6%
118 residents
Daubhill & Fernhill Gate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.9%
6,130 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.1%
1,351 residents
Daubhill & Fernhill Gate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.4%
1,144 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.7%
1,094 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.7%
588 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.9%
145 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Daubhill & Fernhill Gate · 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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