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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001019

Ramsbottom

Ramsbottom is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,040 residents in Bury. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bury
9,040

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,073

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

796.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.8%

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.

Mossley, Tameside10,311 residents · 69.6% owned · 19.1% no carSlaithwaite & Linthwaite, Kirklees6,967 residents · 72.4% owned · 19.1% no carClifton & Bailiff Bridge, Calderdale8,884 residents · 67.1% owned · 20.3% no carGreetland & Stainland, Calderdale9,388 residents · 72.3% owned · 15.0% no carBollington, Cheshire East7,941 residents · 72.4% owned · 10.1% no carSouth Darwen & Whitehall, Blackburn with Darwen8,962 residents · 73.8% owned · 18.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ramsbottom

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

Tenure

Owned69.2%
2,817 households
Private rented18.7%
763 households
Social rented11.8%
482 households
Shared ownership0.2%
9 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Ramsbottom · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced44.4%
1,810 households
Semi-detached24.2%
985 households
Detached17.2%
700 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.6%
433 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.5%
63 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
44 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
37 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Ramsbottom · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44%
1,792 households
2 cars or vans in household30.5%
1,242 households
No cars or vans in household18.2%
740 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.3%
297 households
Ramsbottom · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms39.1%
1,594 households
3 bedrooms35.4%
1,442 households
4 or more bedrooms16.2%
658 households
1 bedroom9.3%
379 households
Ramsbottom · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.2%
2,574 households
One-person household33.3%
1,356 households
Other household types3.5%
142 households
Ramsbottom · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.9%
1,464 households
1 person in household33.3%
1,356 households
3 people in household15.6%
634 households
4 people in household11.6%
474 households
5 people in household2.8%
116 households
6 people in household0.5%
19 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ramsbottom · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.3%
1,478 residents
15–2916.4%
1,483 residents
30–4418.9%
1,710 residents
45–6428.9%
2,613 residents
65 and over19.4%
1,756 residents
Ramsbottom · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.6%
8,460 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.4%
304 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
193 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
47 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
37 residents
Ramsbottom · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.8%
2,796 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
1,170 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
1,119 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.8%
1,096 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
639 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
411 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
160 residents aged 16 and over
Ramsbottom · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.6%
4,560 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.7%
2,712 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
125 residents aged 16 and over
Ramsbottom · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25%
1,847 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.3%
1,134 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.8%
943 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10%
743 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10%
737 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.3%
691 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.3%
469 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%
454 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
378 residents aged 16 and over
Ramsbottom · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.6%
4,668 residents
Good health32.2%
2,907 residents
Fair health11.6%
1,052 residents
Bad health3.6%
325 residents
Very bad health1%
88 residents
Ramsbottom · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.7%
7,566 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.3%
1,474 residents
Ramsbottom · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.3%
2,212 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.5%
1,242 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.8%
481 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
135 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Ramsbottom · 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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